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The Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

S.R. 2007/364 · Made 28 August 2007

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ANIMALS

Animal Health

Made 28th August 2007

Coming into operation 28th August 2007

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, is designatedf1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2, in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2000/2812

f2

1972 c. 68

Contents

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

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as The Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and come into operation on 28th August 2007.

2Interpretation

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

3Amendment

(1)

The Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2 (Interpretation) for the definition of “the Decision” substitute—

  • ““the Decision” means Commission Decision 2007/554/ECf2 concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom as amended by Commission Decision 2007/588/ECf3;”.

(3)

In paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 5 (dispatch of meat products) and paragraph (2)(d) of regulation 7 (dispatch of dairy products) for “Great Britain” substitute—

“the protection zones and the surrounding consolidated surveillance zone established in accordance with Article 21 of Directive 2003/85/EC in County Surrey in Great Britainf4”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 28th August 2007.

L.S.

Elizabeth Redmond

A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend The Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007 No. 357). The Regulations give effect to Commission Decision 2007/588/EC of 24th August 2007 which amends Commission Decision 2007/554/EC concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.