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Ivory Act 2018

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Introduction

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Prohibition
1Prohibition on dealing in ivory
Exemption for outstandingly valuable and important pre-1918 items
2Pre-1918 items of outstanding artistic etc value and importance
3Applications for exemption certificates
4Further provision about exemption certificates
5Fresh applications and appeals
Other exemptions
6Pre-1918 portrait miniatures
7Pre-1947 items with low ivory content
8Pre-1975 musical instruments
9Acquisitions by qualifying museums
10Registration
11Further provision about registration
Criminal and civil sanctions
12Offence of breaching the prohibition or causing or facilitating a breach
13Civil sanctions
Powers of entry, search and seizure
14Power to stop and search persons
15Power to stop and search vehicles
16Power to board and search vessels and aircraft
17Warrants authorising entry and search of premises
18Further provision about search warrants
19Powers of examination etc
20Power to require production of documents etc
21Powers of seizure etc
22Accredited civilian officers: powers of entry
23Other powers of accredited civilian officers
24Excluded items
25Further provision about seizure under section 21 or 23
26Notices and records in relation to seized items
27Powers of entry, search and seizure: supplementary provision
28Offences of obstruction etc
Retention and disposal or return of items
29Retention of seized items
30Forfeiture of seized items by court on application
31Appeal against decision under section 30
32Return of item to person entitled to it, or disposal if return impracticable
33Forfeiture by court following conviction
General
34Application of Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
35Contracts of insurance etc
36Liability of corporate officers for offences by bodies corporate etc
37Meaning of “ivory”
38Meaning of other expressions
39Regulations
40Financial provision
41Crown application
42Extent
43Commencement
44Short title
SCHEDULE 1—Civil sanctions
- Part 1—Monetary penalties
  - Imposition of monetary penalties
  - 1(1) The Secretary of State may impose a monetary penalty...
  - Representations and appeals etc
  - 2(1) Where the Secretary of State proposes to impose a...
  - Information to be included in notices under paragraph 2
  - 3(1) A notice under paragraph 2(1) must include information as...
  - Monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and conviction
  - 4(1) Where a notice under paragraph 2(1) is served on...
- Part 2—Stop notices
  - Imposition of stop notices
  - 5(1) Where sub-paragraph (2) or (3) applies, the Secretary of...
  - Information to be included in stop notices
  - 6A stop notice must include information as to—
  - Completion certificates
  - 7(1) This paragraph applies where a person is served with...
  - Appeals
  - 8(1) A person served with a stop notice may appeal...
  - Offence of failure to comply with stop notice
  - 9(1) A person served with a stop notice who does...
- Part 3—Enforcement undertakings
  - 10(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) the Secretary of State...
- Part 4—Enforcement cost recovery notices
  - Imposition of enforcement cost recovery notices
  - 11(1) The Secretary of State may serve an enforcement cost...
  - Information to be included in enforcement cost recovery notices
  - 12(1) An enforcement cost recovery notice must specify the amount...
  - Appeals
  - 13(1) A person served with an enforcement cost recovery notice...
- Part 5—Power to make supplementary provision etc by regulations
  - Supplementary regulations: general
  - 14(1) The appropriate national authority may by regulations (“supplementary regulations”)—...
  - Consultation
  - 15(1) Before making supplementary regulations the appropriate national authority must...
  - Monetary penalties and costs
  - 16(1) Supplementary regulations may make any of the following provision...
  - Enforcement undertakings
  - 17Supplementary regulations may make any of the following provision in...
  - Appeals
  - 18(1) Supplementary regulations may make any of the following provision...
- Part 6—General and supplemental
  - Combination of sanctions
  - 19(1) The Secretary of State may not serve on a...
  - Unincorporated associations
  - 20Any amount that is payable under this Schedule by an...
  - Guidance as to enforcement
  - 21(1) The Secretary of State must prepare and publish guidance...
  - Pre-commencement consultation
  - 22If, before the day on which this Schedule comes into...
  - Reports on use of civil sanctions
  - 23(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time...
  - Disclosure of information
  - 24(1) Information held by or on behalf of—
- Part 7—Interpretation
  - Interpretation of Schedule
  - 25In this Schedule— “completion certificate” has the meaning given by...
SCHEDULE 2—Search warrants: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
- Part 1—Preliminary
  - Application of this Schedule
  - 1This Schedule applies to— (a) applications for search warrants made...
  - Interpretation
  - 2In this Schedule— “senior officer” means— a constable of at...
- Part 2—Search warrants: applications and safeguards
  - Applications for warrants
  - 3(1) A person applying for a search warrant must—
  - Safeguards in connection with power of entry conferred by warrant
  - 4A search warrant authorises entry on one occasion only, unless...
  - 5A search warrant must— (a) specify the name of the...
  - 6(1) Two copies must be made of a search warrant...
- Part 3—Execution of search warrants
  - Warrant to be executed within one month
  - 7Entry and search under a search warrant must be within...
  - All-premises warrants
  - 8(1) In the case of an all-premises warrant, premises that...
  - Search of premises more than once
  - 9(1) Premises may be entered or searched for the second...
  - Time of search
  - 10Entry and search under a search warrant must be at...
  - Evidence of authority etc
  - 11(1) Where the occupier of premises to be entered and...
  - Extent of search
  - 12A search under a search warrant may only be a...
  - Securing premises after entry
  - 13A police or customs officer who enters premises under a...
  - Return and retention of warrant
  - 14(1) A search warrant must be returned to the appropriate...

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Changes to legislation: There are currently no known outstanding effects for Ivory Act 2018.

2018 c. 30

An Act to prohibit dealing in ivory, and for connected purposes.

[20th December 2018]

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