Regulator Profile
APHA
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Enforcement Regulator4
Areas of regulation
45
Laws enforced
Great Britain
Quick links
Animal Health
Disease Control
Export Certification
Plant Health
What APHA does
Safeguards animal and plant health for the benefit of people, environment and economy. Issues export health certificates, manages disease outbreaks, operates veterinary investigation centres. Enforces animal welfare, disease control, and plant health regulations. Key role in preventing spread of notifiable diseases.
Additional information
Executive agency of Defra, Welsh Government, and Scottish Government. Pet Travel helpline: 0370 241 1710. Plant Health helpline: 0300 1000 313.
Legal framework
Legislation that APHA enforces.
Primary legislation
- Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 Act 1964
- Riding Establishments Acts 1964 and 1970 Act 1964
- Plant Health Act 1967 Act 1967
- Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 Act 1967
- Agriculture Act 1970 (Part IV - Seeds) Act 1970
- Rabies Act 1974 Act 1974
- Animal Health Act 1981 Act 1981
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) Act 1981
- Animal Welfare Act 2006 Act 2006
Secondary legislation
- The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 UK Statutory Instrument 1974
- The Zoonoses Order 1989 UK Statutory Instrument 1989
- Disease Control (England) Order 2003 UK Statutory Instrument 2003
- UKSI 2005/2530 UK Statutory Instrument 2005
- Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 UK Statutory Instrument 2006
- Foot-and-Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006 UK Statutory Instrument 2006
- The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (England) Regulations 2006 UK Statutory Instrument 2006
- The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (England) Order 2006 UK Statutory Instrument 2006
- Welfare of Animals (Transport) (England) Order 2006 UK Statutory Instrument 2006
- WSI 2006/1344 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2006
- ... and 26 more statutory instruments
Sectors regulated
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets
Health, welfare and veterinary services