# The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which applies in England only, amends the Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (England) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3249) (“the principal Order”) to correct a defect in the Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1305).
Article 3 re-amends article 5 of the principal Order, as amended by that amending Order. Article 5 of the principal Order, as re-amended, gives the Secretary of State a discretion to declare a wild bird control area or a wild bird monitoring area, or both.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1307/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-h5n1-in-wild-birds-england-amendment-no-2-order-2021/note
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