# Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001

S.R. 2001/82 · made 27 February 2001

This Order amends the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962 so as to make provision for the isolation of animals placed or kept on commons or unenclosed lands within an infected area or controlled area in the event of an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in such an area.

Made under: The Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (Article 12, Article 14, Article 19, Article 60)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/foot-and-mouth-disease-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2001/pdf/nisr_20010082_en.pdf

## Introductory text

ANIMALS
Made 27th February 2001
Coming into operation 27th February 2001
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 12(1), 14(b) and (c), 19(d) and 60(1) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 27th February 2001.

## 2 Amendment of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962

The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962 shall be amended as provided in Articles 3 to 5.

## 3 Amendment of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962

In Article 3 after the definition of “poultry” there shall be added the following definition—
““premises” includes land with or without buildings;”.

## 4 Amendment of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962

After Article 24 there shall be added—
“Requirement to isolate animals on common land within an infected area
24A The owner or person in charge of an animal placed or kept on commons or unenclosed lands shall, upon the making of a declaration under Article 2(1) of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Infected Area) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001, in relation to that land isolate that animal within premises in the infected area.”.

## 5 Amendment of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962

After Article 32 there shall be added—
“Requirement to isolate animals on common land within a controlled area
32A The owner or person in charge of an animal placed or kept on commons or unenclosed lands shall, upon the making of an Order under Article 29(1) in relation to that land, isolate that animal within premises in the controlled area.”.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 27th February 2001.
L.S.
R. S. Johnston
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 Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962 so as to make provision for the isolation of animals placed or kept on commons or unenclosed lands within an infected area or controlled area in the event of an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in such an area.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/82 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foot-and-mouth-disease-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2001
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.