# Animal Health Act 1981, Paragraph 9


(1) No order is made under paragraph 6 unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
(2) But where the Scottish Ministers are of the opinion that there exists—
(a) an outbreak of a disease of animals not specified in or by virtue of paragraphs 1 to 6; or
(b) some other emergency relating to a disease of animals,
sub-paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to the making of an order under paragraph 6.
(3) Where sub-paragraph (2) applies, an order made accordingly (an “emergency order”)—
(a) is to be laid before the Scottish Parliament; and
(b) ceases to have effect at the expiry of a period of 28 days beginning with the date on which it was made unless, before the expiry of that period, the order has been approved by a resolution of the Parliament.
(4) However, paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (3) does not apply in relation to an order which—
(a) revokes (wholly or partly) an emergency order; and
(b) does nothing else, or nothing else except make provision incidental or supplementary to the revocation.
(5) In reckoning for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)(b) any period of 28 days, no account is to be taken of any period during which the Scottish Parliament is—
(a) dissolved; or
(b) in recess for more than 4 days.
(6) Sub-paragraph (3)(b) is without prejudice to anything previously done by reference to an emergency order or to the making of a new emergency order.
(7) An emergency order must include a description of the emergency in relation to which the order is made.
(8) In sub-paragraph (2), “disease” is not restricted by its definition in this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/schedule/3A/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-act-1981/schedule-3A/paragraph-9
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