Section 30
Travelling circus or exhibition
The Director may, after (if necessary) consultation with the appropriate management authority, waive the requirement of holding a permit or certificate granted under Part 2 in respect of any specimen of any species listed in the Appendix that form part of a travelling zoo, circus, menagerie, plant exhibition or other travelling exhibition where —
(a)
the exporter or importer registers full details of such specimen with the Director;
(b)
the specimen was —
(i)
acquired before the provisions of the Convention applied to that specimen; or
(ii)
in the case of an animal, bred in captivity or in the case of a plant, artificially propagated; and
(c)
that management authority is satisfied that any living specimen will be transported and cared for so that the risk of —
(i)
injury to the specimen;
(ii)
adverse effect on the health of the specimen; and
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(iii)
in the case of an animal, cruel treatment of the specimen, is minimised.