Ivory Act 2018

Ivory Act 2018
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to prohibit dealing in ivory, and for connected purposes.
Citationc. 30
Introduced byMichael Gove (Commons)
Baron Gardiner of Kimble (Lords)
Dates
Royal assent20 December 2018
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Ivory Act 2018 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Ivory Act 2018 (c. 30) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced a prohibition on dealing in items containing elephant ivory, with limited exemptions. The Act also established a new compliance regime for exempted items, and introduced civil and criminal penalties for those found guilty of breaching the ban.

The Ivory Bill was introduced to the House of Commons as a government bill by the Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, on 23 May 2018, and to the House of Lords by the Minister for Rural Affairs, Baron Gardiner of Kimble, on 5 July 2018. The bill was given royal assent on 20 December 2018.

In January 2025, the act was extended to ban trading in ivory of four other species: hippopotamuses, orcas, narwhals and sperm whales.

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