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Animal Health Act 1981 in Northern Ireland

1981 c. 22 · Enacted 11 June 1981 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 3 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 24 July 2026.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 92(3)words substitutedBankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Sch. 5 para. 11
Sch. 1 para. 6words repealedCriminal Justice Act 2003 Sch. 37 Pt. 9
s. 37-39repealedAnimal Welfare Act 2006 Sch. 4

Contents

  1. General powers of Ministers to make orders and to authorise regulations
  2. 1General powers of Ministers to make orders.
  3. 2Local authority regulations.
  4. 3Expenditure for eradication.
  5. 4Offences as to s. 3.
  6. 5Veterinary services and therapeutic substances.
  7. 6Eradication areas and attested areas.
  8. 6ABiosecurity guidance
  9. 6BBiosecurity compliance
  10. 7Cleansing and disinfection.
  11. 9Prohibition in specific cases.
  12. 11Export to member States.
  13. 12Export quarantine stations.
  14. Control of dogs, and preventive treatment of sheep
  15. 14Prevention of sheep scab.
  16. 15Separation and notice.
  17. 17Powers as to infected places and areas.
  18. 18Other provisions as to infected places and areas.
  19. 19Destruction of foxes etc. on rabies infection.
  20. 20Additional provisions under s. 17 on rabies infection.
  21. 23Orders as to infected places and areas.
  22. 24Rabies: quarantine and virus control.
  23. 25Movement of diseased or suspected animals.
  24. 26Pleuro-pneumonia or foot-and-mouth disease found in transit.
  25. 28Seizure of diseased or suspected animals.
  26. Risk to human health
  27. 29Control of zoonoses.
  28. 30Provisions supplemental to s. 29.
  29. 36Compensation for seizure.
  30. Sheep genotypes Repealed
  31. 36APower of Secretary of State to specify sheep genotypes Repealed
  32. Genetically susceptible sheep Repealed
  33. 36BIdentification of genetically susceptible sheep Repealed
  34. 36CRestrictions on breeding from genetically susceptible sheep Repealed
  35. 36DAppeals Repealed
  36. Enforcement Repealed
  37. 36ESecretary of State’s powers of enforcement Repealed
  38. 36FOffences Repealed
  39. Power of entry Repealed
  40. 36GPower of entry Repealed
  41. 36HWarrants Repealed
  42. 36ISupplementary Repealed
  43. 36JOffences Repealed
  44. General Repealed
  45. 36KCompensation Repealed
  46. 36LOrders and Regulations Repealed
  47. 36MInterpretation Repealed
  48. Livestock genotypes
  49. 36NPower to specify livestock genotypes and TSEs
  50. 36OAscertaining genotypes and identifying livestock
  51. 36PRestrictions on breeding
  52. 36QReview
  53. Enforcement
  54. 36RScottish Ministers' powers of enforcement
  55. 36SOffences
  56. Powers of slaughter
  57. 36TPowers of slaughter: TSE
  58. Powers of entry
  59. 36UPowers of entry
  60. Compensation
  61. 36VCompensation
  62. General
  63. 36WOrders and regulations
  64. 36XInterpretation
  65. Care
  66. 37Prevention of suffering.
  67. Export
  68. 39Export of animals generally.
  69. Export of horses other than those defined as ponies
  70. 40Restriction on export of horses. Repealed
  71. Export of horses defined as ponies
  72. 41Restriction on export of ponies. Repealed
  73. 42Restriction on export of registered ponies. Repealed
  74. 43Regulation of export of ponies. Repealed
  75. Other provisions as to export of horses
  76. 44Slaughter on examination of inspection. Repealed
  77. 45Marking of horses certified for export. Repealed
  78. 46Slaughter of injured horses. Repealed
  79. 47Exemption of thoroughbreds in transit. Repealed
  80. 48Certificates. Repealed
  81. 51Local authorities and their districts.
  82. 52Inspectors and other officers.
  83. 53Borrowing powers.
  84. 54Provision of wharves etc.
  85. 55Power to acquire land.
  86. 56Public facilities for sheep dipping.
  87. 57Burial of carcases washed ashore.
  88. 58Regulations.
  89. 59Default.
  90. Offences as to licences, declarations, certificates and instruments
  91. 72Offences made and declared by and under this Act.
  92. 74Liability under the customs and excise Acts.
  93. Proceedings
  94. 78Appeal.
  95. Part VI: Supplemental
  96. 80Yearly return to Parliament.
  97. 81Reports to Minister.
  98. 82Information from Agricultural Marketing Boards.
  99. 83Form and service of instruments.
  100. 84Fees.
  101. 85Exemption from stamp duty.
  102. 89Other interpretation provisions.
  103. 90Application to hovercraft.
  104. Scotland and Northern Ireland
  105. 93Communications to and from Northern Ireland.
  106. Miscellaneous provisions as to operation
  107. 95Savings.
  108. Substances to which this Schedule applies
  109. 1Paragraph 1
  110. Power to make orders as to substances to which this Schedule applies
  111. 2Paragraph 2
  112. Licences to manufacture
  113. 3Paragraph 3
  114. Licences to import
  115. 4Paragraph 4
  116. Therapeutic substances to which this Schedule applies
  117. 5Paragraph 5
  118. Offences under this Schedule
  119. 6Paragraph 6
  120. 1Paragraph 1
  121. 2Paragraph 2
  122. 3Paragraph 3
  123. 4Paragraph 4
  124. 4AParagraph 4A
  125. 5Paragraph 5
  126. 6Paragraph 6
  127. 7Paragraph 7
  128. 8Paragraph 8
  129. 9Paragraph 9
  130. 10Paragraph 10
  131. 11Paragraph 11
  132. 12Paragraph 12
  133. Paragraph
  134. Cattle plague
  135. 1Paragraph 1
  136. Pleuro-pneumonia
  137. 2Paragraph 2
  138. Foot-and-mouth disease
  139. Swine-fever
  140. 4Paragraph 4
  141. Diseases of poultry
  142. Cattle plague
  143. 1Paragraph 1
  144. Pleuro-pneumonia
  145. 2Paragraph 2
  146. Foot-and-mouth disease
  147. 3Paragraph 3
  148. Swine-fever
  149. 4Paragraph 4
  150. Diseases of poultry
  151. 5Paragraph 5
  152. Additional power of slaughter
  153. 6Paragraph 6
  154. Exercise of powers of slaughter
  155. 7Paragraph 7
  156. Compensation
  157. 8Paragraph 8
  158. Orders
  159. 9Paragraph 9
  160. 1Paragraph 1
  161. 2Paragraph 2
  162. 3Paragraph 3
  163. 4Paragraph 4
  164. 5Paragraph 5
  165. 6Paragraph 6
  166. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  167. Food and Drugs Act 1955
  168. 2Paragraph 2
  169. Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956
  170. 3Paragraph 3
  171. Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1963
  172. London Government Act 1963
  173. 5Paragraph 5
  174. Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963
  175. 6Paragraph 6
  176. Agriculture Act I967
  177. Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968
  178. Transport Act 1968
  179. 9Paragraph 9
  180. Agriculture Act 1970
  181. 10Paragraph 10
  182. Slaughterhouses Act 1974
  183. 11Paragraph 11
  184. Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Act 1980
  185. 12Paragraph 12
  186. Schedule 6Repeals