United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 59836
Ivory: Sales
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20 October 2021
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25 October 2021 · Answer
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25 October 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance they provide to owners of legacy ivory artefacts who wish to dispose of them but are unable to sell due to the provisions of the Ivory Act 2018.
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20 October 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance they provide to owners of legacy ivory artefacts who wish to dispose of them but are unable to sell due to the provisions of the Ivory Act 2018.
Source: Commons
25 October 2021
Answer
The Ivory Act will not affect the ownership of ivory items, but where an owner no longer wants to own an item, they may gift, donate, or bequeath the item. We will explain to owners what options are available to them as part of our awareness raising campa...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-10-20/59836
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1361822
- uk · wq-1361822 · source updated 25 October 2021