2‑17 Return of government certificate2‑17 Return of government certificate

2‑17 Return of government certificate

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 76(1)(a) of the Act, each of the following is a circumstance in which a government certificate in relation to prescribed livestock, prescribed live animals or prescribed animal reproductive material must be returned to an issuing body: (a) the livestock, live animals or animal reproductive material are no longer intended to be exported to the country in relation to which the certificate was issued; (b) the certificate has been revoked under section 75 of the Act. (2) For the purposes of paragraph 76(1)(b) of the Act, a government certificate in relation to prescribed livestock, prescribed live animals or prescribed animal reproductive material must be returned to an issuing body as soon as reasonably practicable after the day the event referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of this section (as applicable) occurs. (3) This section does not apply in relation to a government certificate that was issued by electronic means.