§ Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will set out the power available to him where the conditions on which a licence to export live animals is issued are not fulfilled.
§ Mr. Clinton Davis:If live cattle, sheep or swine are exported without a licence, or are exported with a licence but under conditions which are not fulfilled at the time of export, an offence may be committed under Section 56 of the Customs and Excise Act 1952 whereby the exporter and/or his agent shall be liable to penalty not exceeding three times the value of the goods or £100 whichever is the greater. If such an offence be committed knowingly then the exporter and/or his agent shall be liable additionally to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.