Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which applies in relation to Wales, revokes and remakes the provisions of the Disease of Animals (Ascertainment of Disease) Order 1985 (S.I.1985/1765) and the Movement of Animals (Restrictions) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/1251).
The main changes enacted in this Order are —
- (a)
an extension of the application of the Order to the presence of disease on means of transport as well as on premises; and
- (b)
new powers for veterinary inspectors to prohibit the movement of animals while investigating whether disease is on the premises or means of transport (article 8(1)).
A Regulatory Appraisal has not been prepared for this Order.