Meaning of “ivory”

Part of Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) (No. 2) Bill – in the House of Commons at 4:53 pm on 4 July 2018.

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Amendments made: 3, page 21, line 1, at end insert

“so as to include ivory from an animal or species (whether extant or not) that is not for the time being covered by that subsection”.

See the explanatory statement for Amendment 4.

Amendment 4, page 21, line 2, leave out subsection (3).—(David Rutley.)

The effect of Amendment 3 and this amendment is that regulations amending Clause 35(1) will be able to add ivory from any species of animal, including those that are not currently endangered and those that are extinct.

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Queen’s consent signified.