Article 2 Amendment of the Zoonoses Order 1989

(1)

The Zoonoses Order 1989^f1 is amended in accordance with this article.

(2)

In article 3 (interpretation)^f2, in the definition of “animal” after “by article 4(1A)” insert “(severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)) or (1B) (Coxiella burnetii)”.

(3)

In article 4 (designation of organisms for the purposes of section 29)^f3—

(a)

after paragraph (1A) insert—

“(1B)
Coxiella burnetii, being an organism carried in animals which constitutes a risk to human health, is designated for the purposes of section 29 of the Act.”,

(b)

in paragraph (3)^f4—

(i)

for “paragraph 3 of schedule 5” substitute “paragraph 5 of schedule 3”,

(ii)

for “organism designated by paragraph (1A)” insert “organisms designated by paragraphs (1A) and (1B)”.

(4)

In article 8 (reporting of presence of designated organisms)^f5, in paragraph (5)(a)—

(a)

for “a bull, cow, steer, heifer, calf” substitute “any cattle (including water buffalo and bison)”,

(b)

for “ or rabbit” substitute “, rabbit or dog”,

(c)

after “designated in article 4(1A)” insert “or (1B)”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1989/285.
f2: The definition of “animal” in article 3 was amended by S.S.I. 2021/83.
f3: Article 4(1A) was inserted by S.S.I. 2021/83.
f4: Article 4(3) was inserted by S.S.I. 2021/83.
f5: Article 8 was amended by S.S.I. 2021/83.