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The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 4) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/1191 · Made 27 March 2001

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ANIMALS, ENGLAND

ANIMALS, NORTHERN IRELAND

ANIMAL HEALTH

Made 27th March 2001

Laid before Parliament 27th March 2001

Coming into force 11.00 pm on 27th March 2001

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, being 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, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1972/1811.

f2

1972 c. 68.

Contents

  1. 1Title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 4) Regulations 2001
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Title, extent and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 4) (Amendment) Regulations 2001; they extend to England and Northern Ireland and come into force on 27th March 2001 at 11.00 pm.

2Amendment to the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 4) Regulations 2001

(1)

The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 4) Regulations 2001f1 are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2)

In regulation 1(2) for the words “midnight on 27th March 2001” there shall be substituted the words “midnight on 4th April 2001”.

(3)

In regulation 2 for the definition of “the Decision” there shall be substituted—

  • ““the Decision” means Commission Decision 2001/172/EC of 1st March 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom and repealing Decision 2001/145/ECf2 as amended by Commission Decision 2001/190/ECf3, Commission Decision 2001/209/ECf4 and Commission Decision 2001/239/ECf5;”.

(3)

In regulation 4(2)(b)(ii) for the words “on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat” there shall be substituted the words “on health problems affecting the productions and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin”.

(4)

In regulation 5(3)(b)(iii) for the words “Chapter VII of Annex A” there shall be substituted the words “Chapter VI of Annex B”.

Signature

Hayman

Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Signed at 7.30 pm on 27th March 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations implement Commission Decision 2001/239/EC amending for the third time Decision 2001/172/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom. They amend the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 4) Regulations 2001 so as to extend the time they are in force until midnight on 4th April 2001. They make minor corrections to references to Directives.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations.