# The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2025, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Wales) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/753 (W. 105)) (“the 2024 Order”).
Article 2(2) amends the coming into force date of articles 35 to 41 of the 2024 Order from 1 July 2025 to 1 July 2026.
Article 2(3) replaces the word “supervision” with “direction” throughout the 2024 Order to clarify that a veterinary surgeon does not necessarily need to be physically present when a person is taking a sample.
Article 2(4) extends the pre-movement testing window, where an animal is to be moved off a holding, from 30 to 60 days.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/516/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-viral-diarrhoea-wales-amendment-order-2025/note
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