§ Mr. Hardyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many seizures have been made and how many prosecutions initiated by his Department for offences against the Endangered Species Act.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonGoods imported in contravention of the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976 have been seized by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise on 17 occasions. No prosecutions have been initiated by Government Departments under the Act itself, but one prosecution has been taken324W under Customs legislation for evasion of the restrictions imposed by the Act. There was also one prosecution by Customs in 1976 for evasion of the similar restrictions previously imposed under other legislation.