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The Bluetongue (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008

S.R. 2008/59 · Made 15 February 2008

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ANIMALS

Animal Health

Made 15th February 2008

Coming into operation 16th February 2008

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Developmentf1 makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of and paragraph 1Af2 of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 f3 and Articles 5(1), 10(6), 12(1), 14, 19, 20, 44, 46(7A) and 60(1) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981f4.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland: see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Art. 3(4)

f2

Paragraph 1A was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)

f3

1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)

f4

S.I.1981/1115 (N.I.22) as amended by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I.) Art.17 and S.I. 1994/1891 (N.I. 6) Art.20, 22 and 23

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Amendment
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as The Bluetongue (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 and comes into operation on 16th February 2008.

2Interpretation

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

3Amendment

Article 1 of the Bluetongue Order (Northern Ireland) 2008f1 is hereby amended by substituting “16th February 2008” for “22nd February 2008”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 15th February 2008.

L.S.

Elizabeth Redmond

A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Bluetongue Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 to bring that Order into operation on the 16th February 2008.