Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill

Clause 1, page 1, line 9, leave out “hunted” and insert “killed”

To move the following Clause— “Implementation and monitoring

Clause 2, page 2, line 6, leave out from “Regulation,” to end of line 20

To move the following Clause— “Duration of this Act

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert— “(e) the animal was hunted less than ten years before the day on which it is brought into Great Britain.”

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert— “(1A) The Secretary of State must by regulations provide for an exemption from the prohibition under subsection (1) to apply in cases where a hunting trophy can be shown to have been obtained in a way which contributed to the conservation of—

Clause 1, page 1, line 2, after “where” insert— “(aa) The hunting trophy is brought from a country to which this Act applies,”

Clause 1, page 1, line 2, after “where” insert— “(aa) the hunting trophy is brought from a country other than Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe,”

Clause 1, page 1, line 13, leave out “hunting” and insert “killing”

Clause 1, page 1, line 21, leave out subsection (4)

Clause 1, page 1, line 9, leave out from “after” to end of line 10 and insert “1 June 2023”

Clause 1, page 1, line 15, after “use”, leave out “(which does not include consumption)” and insert “as an ornament”

Clause 2, page 2, line 4, leave out from “to” to end of line 8 and insert— “(a) Any animal or species which has been certified by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) as being threatened with extinction or might be threatened with extinction if trade was not regulated, and

Clause 1, page 1, line 18, leave out subsection (3)

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert— “(1A) The Secretary of State must by regulations provide for an exemption from the prohibition under subsection (1) to apply in cases where, in respect of a hunting trophy—

Clause 1, page 1, line 2, after “where”, insert— “(aa) The hunting trophy has been brought from a country which is a party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)—”

To move the following Clause— “Report on impact on Northern Ireland

Clause 1, page 2, line 2, at end insert— “(5) Within three months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must publish guidance for customs officers on the identification of hunting trophies.”

To move the following Clause— “Advisory Board on Hunting Trophies

Clause 2, page 2, line 5, leave out “Annex A or B of the Principal Wildlife Trade Regulation” and insert “Schedule 1 of the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976, as enacted”

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert— “(1A) Nothing in this Act may prohibit the bringing of a hunting trophy into Great Britain where an import certificate has been issued under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.”

Clause 1, page 1, line 5, after “hunter”, insert “with a declaration at the border being taken as sufficient verification”

Clause 1, page 1, line 3, leave out “an animal to which this Act applies” and insert “a species classed as threatened on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List and where that list records trophy hunting as a threat to that species”

Clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out “hunted” and insert “killed”

Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out “by or on behalf of the hunter”

Clause 1, page 1, line 9, leave out “hunted” and insert “killed”

Clause 1, page 1, line 3, leave out “an” and insert “a wild”

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert— “(1A) Nothing in this Act may prohibit the bringing of a hunting trophy into Great Britain by or for a zoological collection.”

Clause 1, page 1, line 11, leave out “an” and insert “a wild”

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert— “(1A) Nothing in this Act may prohibit the bringing of a hunting trophy into Great Britain for the purpose of education.”

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, after “force” insert “according to a declaration made at the border”

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert— “(1A) Nothing in this Act may prohibit the bringing of a hunting trophy into Great Britain by a private or public museum.”

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert— “(1A) Nothing in this Act may prohibit the bringing of a hunting trophy into Great Britain for the purpose of scientific or forensic research.”

Clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out “a place where the hunter resides” and insert “the address where the hunter is on the electoral register”

Clause 1, page 1, line 8, after “resides” insert “according to signed declarations at the border”

Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out “or on behalf of the hunter” and insert “the person who killed the animal”

Clause 1, page 1, line 3, leave out “an animal” and insert “a species classed as threatened on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List”

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert— “(1A) At the point of import, a certificate signed by a recognised overseas authority describing and illustrating the hunting trophy, and stating that, in their opinion, the hunting trophy does not fall within the prohibitions in this Act, is sufficient evidence, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the condition in subsection (1)(a) does not apply.

Clause 1, page 1, line 2, at beginning insert “Subject to section 4,”

Clause 1, page 1, line 1, at end insert— “(A1) This section has effect in a calendar year only if, before the end of the previous calendar year, the Secretary of State has made a statement in writing to the effect that, in the Secretary of State’s view, its operation will not cause unintended and perverse consequences for wildlife conservation and for communities in areas outside Great Britain where hunting takes place.”