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DEFRA, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, was formed in June 2001, becoming the government department responsible for policy and regulations in England, while also working with devolved agencies in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
It covers areas such as environment and countryside protection, agriculture, animal health and welfare, hunting, national parks and sustainable rural communities. It is the UK government’s department responsible for overseeing CITES regulation in the UK.

Appeal to stop Ivory Act dismissed in latest court action
18 May 2020Court of Appeal judges have dismissed the latest attempt to stop the Ivory Act.

Legal bid to stop Ivory Act fails – but dealers and collectors are considering an appeal
05 November 2019A High Court challenge by dealers and collectors to a new UK law ushering in a near-total ban on the antique ivory has failed, but an appeal is possible.

Government increases number of ports for CITES-listed natural history specimens ahead of no-deal Brexit
19 September 2019Defra has added Dover and the Eurotunnel to the list of ports that will accept the import and export of CITES-listed natural history specimens.

Antiques firms urged to register for EU trade permit as potential no-deal Brexit looms
03 September 2019Trade associations are urging their members to apply for the required permit to continue importing and exporting with EU countries following Brexit on October 31.

Fresh government warning ahead of Brexit for import and export of CITES-listed natural history specimens
22 August 2019Defra has issued a fresh warning for the antiques trade on the import and export of CITES-listed natural history specimens ahead of Brexit.

Consultation on the trade in non-elephant ivory launched by government
30 May 2019A consultation into the trade of non-elephant ivory has been launched to find out whether the government should take further action to restrict the trade in ivory.

Government strengthens law to protect treasure finds
01 February 2019The government is proposing to strengthen the Treasure Act to include important finds that do not fit the current legal definition.

Industry bodies urge collectors and trade to take part in survey on economic impact of Ivory Act
29 January 2019Industry trade bodies are today launching a survey that will attempt to measure the financial impact of the Ivory Act (2018) which comes into force later this year. Collectors, dealers and auctioneers of antique ivory are being encouraged to take part.

Defra issues import and export warning for CITES-listed natural history specimens in the event of a No deal Brexit
17 January 2019CITES-listed natural history specimens will no longer be able to pass through Dover or the Eurotunnel in the event of a No deal Brexit, the government has warned.

Trade associations to mount survey on financial impact of ivory ban
14 January 2019Art market trade bodies are commissioning a survey to assess the potential financial impact on buyers, sellers and collectors of antique ivory of a law that will usher in a near-total ban on the UK ivory trade.

Ivory bill receives Royal Assent from Queen to become the Ivory Act 2018
20 December 2018The Queen has formally agreed to make the ivory bill, which proposes a near-total ban on the trade in ivory, into an Act of Parliament.
Ivory ban law not expected until spring 2019
08 October 2018Collectors and sellers of antique ivory are being told that the ivory ban is unlikely to become law before spring 2019, a longer lead-time than originally thought.

Ivory bill moves forward without changes following House of Lords debate
11 September 2018Amendments to the government’s ivory bill, which proposes a near-total ban on the trade in ivory, have not been included following a House of Lords debate.

House of Lords proposes amendments to ivory bill ahead of parliamentary debate
10 September 2018A group of members of the House of Lords have requested changes to the wording of the ivory bill ahead of a debate in the upper house, due to begin this afternoon.

Lords to table ivory bill amendments
09 July 2018The House of Lords plans to recommend amendments to the ivory bill in the hope that it will be “less damaging” to the art and antiques trade.

On the battle for antique ivory: an appeal from BADA’s chairman
02 July 2018BADA and other trade bodies have raised half the money needed for a judicial review of the ivory ban. Here, BADA’s chairman Michael Cohen argues the battle is not lost and why dealers should continue to support, financially and otherwise, the trade bodies’ efforts.

Ivory bill amendments head to committee stage in parliament
12 June 2018The ivory bill will be discussed in detail by 19 MPs as it reaches committee stage in parliament today.

MPs consider extending ivory ban to more species
11 June 2018The bill that will mean a near-total ban on the sale of African elephant ivory could be extended to include other ivory-bearing species before it becomes law.

Three hour ivory bill debate brings cross-party support in parliament
05 June 2018The bill that will mean a near total ban on the sale of ivory passed its second reading in parliament with unanimous support last night.

Antiques dealer highlights “nightmare” red tape of ivory ban on BBC politics show ahead of parliamentary debate
04 June 2018Antiques dealer Michael Baggott has highlighted on national television the huge amount of bureaucracy that will ensue when the proposed ivory ban becomes law.

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