The Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (Contingency Planning) (England) Order 2003
S.I. 2003/2036 · Made 6 August 2003 · Extends to England and Wales
ANIMALS, ENGLAND
ANIMAL HEALTH
Made 6th August 2003
Coming into force 28th August 2003
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 14A of the Animal Health Act 1981f1 makes the following Order—
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1981 c. 22, as amended by the Animal Health Act 2002 c. 42. Section 18 of the 2002 Act inserted section 14A into the 1981 Act, conferring powers on the Secretary of State in relation to England. The Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (England and Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1734) extended certain powers in the 1981 Act exercisable in relation to Foot-and-mouth disease to avian influenza and Newcastle disease.
Contents
- 1Title, commencement and extent
- 2Applicability of section 14A of the Animal Health Act 1981
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Title, commencement and extent
This Order may be cited as the Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (Contingency Planning) (England) Order 2003, comes into force on 28th August 2003 and extends to England only.
2Applicability of section 14A of the Animal Health Act 1981
Section 14A of the Animal Health Act 1981 (National contingency plan) applies to avian influenza and Newcastle disease.
Signature
Ben Bradshaw
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
6th August 2003
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that the requirements in section 14A of the Animal Health Act 1981 (as amended by the Animal Health Act 2002 c. 42) apply to Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease. Section 14A provides for the preparation of national contingency plans indicating the arrangements which the Secretary of State intends to put in place for the purpose of dealing with any occurrence of disease.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared in respect of this Order.