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The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (Amendment to Schedule 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998

S.R. 1998/331 · Made 18 September 1998

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ANIMALS

Made 18th September 1998

Coming into operation 1st January 1999

The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 7(9) of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986f1 as adapted by section 29 of that Act and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1986 c. 14

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment of the Act
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (Amendment to Schedule 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998.

(2)

This Order shall come into operation on 1st January 1999.

(3)

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954f1 shall apply to this order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

2Amendment of the Act

At the end of Schedule 2 to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (animals to be obtained only from designated breeding or supplying establishments)f1, there shall be added—

“Pig, if genetically modified

Sheep, if genetically modified

Ferret

Gerbil”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on

L.S.

W. B. Smith

Assistant Secretary

18th September 1998.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

Article 2 of this Order adds references to ferrets and gerbils and to pigs and sheep, if genetically modified, to the list of animals in Schedule 2 to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 as from 1st January 1999. That Schedule lists animals which must be obtained only from designated breeding or supplying establishments.