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The Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Order 2007

W.S.I. 2007/3375 · Made 28 November 2007

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ANIMALS, WALES

ANIMAL HEALTH

Made at 3.44p.m. on 28 November 2007

Coming into force at 3.59p.m. on 28 November 2007

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 of the Animal Health Act 1981f1 and now vested in themf2.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1981 c. 22.

f2

Functions of the Minister and the Secretary of State transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672 and S.I. 2004/3044. Functions of the National Assembly for Wales transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement
  2. 2Amendment
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Title and commencement

This title of this Order is the Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Order 2007; it applies in relation to Wales and comes into force at 3.59p.m. on 28 November 2007.

2Amendment

(1)

After article 14(2)(j) of the Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Poultry) (Wales) Order 2006f1) insert-

“(ja)

raw petfood, within the meaning of paragraph 48 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002, which complies with the requirements in Part B of Chapter II of Annex VIII to that Regulation;”.

(2)

After paragraph 13(2)(j) of Schedule 1 to the Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (Wales) Order 2006f2 insert—

“(ja)

raw petfood, within the meaning of paragraph 48 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002, which complies with the requirements in Part B of Chapter II of Annex VIII to that Regulation;”.

Signature

Elin Jones

Minister for Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers

28 November 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Poultry) (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3309 (W.299)) and the Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3310 (W.300)) to add raw petfood to the lists of by-products which can be moved under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector under each Order.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2006/3309 (W.299) & 2006/3310 (W.300) and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those Statutory Instruments.