# The Brucellosis (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011

S.S.I. 2011/51 · made 27 January 2011

This Order amends the Brucellosis (Scotland) Order 2009 which implements Council Directive64/432/EEC insofar as it relates to the operation of a monitoring and testing programme for Brucellosis.

Made under: European Communities Act 1972 (repealed) (Section 2)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/brucellosis-scotland-amendment-order-2011/pdf/ssi_20110051_en.pdf; Executive Note https://openlegislation.uk/brucellosis-scotland-amendment-order-2011/pdf/ssien_20110051_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Animals
Animal Health
Made 27th January 2011
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 31st January 2011
Coming into force 1st April 2011
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Brucellosis (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 and comes into force on 1st April 2011.

## 2 Amendment of the Brucellosis (Scotland) Order 2009

(1) The Brucellosis (Scotland) Order 2009 is amended as follows.
(2) In article 7—
(a) in paragraph (1)(c), for “once each month”, substitute “at intervals of 3 months”; and
(b) in paragraph (3)(b), for “month”, substitute “period of 3 months”.

## 3 Transitional provision

For the purposes of article 7 of the Brucellosis (Scotland) Order 2009 as amended by article 2 of this Order, after 1st April 2011, the first interval of 3 months commences—
(a) on the date of the submission of the sample of milk in March 2011; or
(b) where no sample of milk was submitted in March 2011, on 1st April 2011.

## Signature

RICHARD LOCHHEAD
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
27th January 2011

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Brucellosis (Scotland) Order 2009 which implements Council Directive 64/432/EEC insofar as it relates to the operation of a monitoring and testing programme for Brucellosis.
Article 2(2)(a) changes the interval for milk sampling from monthly to quarterly and article 2(2)(b) makes a consequential amendment as a result of the extension to that interval.
Article 3 is a transitional provision which confirms the date upon which the first interval of three months commences.
A business regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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