# The Specified Diseases (Notification) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023

S.R. 2023/179 · made 18 October 2023 · revised to 8 November 2023

This Order amends the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 by adding a number of diseases of animals to the list of specified diseases in Schedule 1. It also extends the definition of disease in the Diseases of Poultry Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 to include avian mycoplasmosis and avian chlamydiosis. The effect is to make these additional diseases subject to the controls specified in the 2004 and 1995 Orders.

Made under: The Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (Article 10, Article 12, Article 16, Article 60)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/specified-diseases-notification-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2023/pdf/nisr_20230179_en.pdf; NI Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/specified-diseases-notification-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2023/pdf/nisrem_20230179_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

Animals
Made 18th October 2023
Coming into operation 08th November 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 10(6), 12(1), 16(2) and 60(1) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Specified Diseases (Notification) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 and comes into operation on 08th November 2023.

## 2 Amendment of the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004

(1) The Specified Diseases (Notification) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 is amended as follows.
(2) In the Schedule (specified diseases), in the table, after item 17 insert—
18
Bovine viral diarrhoea
Bison ssp., Bos ssp., Bubalus ssp.
19
Trichomonosis
Bison ssp., Bos ssp., Bubalus ssp.
20
Bovine genital campylobacteriosis
Bison ssp., Bos ssp., Bubalus ssp.
21
Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)
Equidae, Artiodactyla
22
Ebola virus disease
Non-human primates (apes)
23
Japanese encephalitis
Equidae
24
West Nile fever
Equidae, Aves
25
Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis
Equidae
26
Infection with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans
Caudata

## 3 Amendment of the Diseases of Poultry Order (Northern Ireland) 1995

In article 2 of the Diseases of Poultry Order (Northern Ireland) 1995, in the definition of “disease”, after “avian influenza,” insert “avian mycoplasmosis (infection with Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M melegridis), avian chlamydiosis,”.

## 4 Amendment of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

(1) The Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 is amended as follows.
(2) In Part 1 of Schedule 2—
(a) in paragraph 2—
(i) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) for “cattle”, in each place it occurs, substitute “susceptible animals”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (3) for “head of cattle”, in each place it occurs, substitute “susceptible animal”;
(iii) after sub-paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) In this paragraph, “susceptible animal” means animal of the genus Ovis, Capra, Gazella, Bison, Bos or Bubalus, or of the species Syncerus cafer.”;
(b) in paragraph 8—
(i) the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1);
(ii) in that sub-paragraph for “horse”, in each place it occurs, substitute “susceptible animal”;
(iii) in that sub-paragraph for “horses” substitute “susceptible animals”;
(iv) after that sub-paragraph insert—
“(2) In this paragraph, “susceptible animal” means animal of the family Equidae or Camelidae,or of the genus Capra.”.
(3) In Part 2 of Schedule 2, in paragraph 8, for “horse”, in each place it occurs, substitute “animal”.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on 18th October 2023
L.S.
Robert Huey
A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 by adding a number of diseases of animals to the list of specified diseases in Schedule 1. It also extends the definition of disease in the Diseases of Poultry Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 to include avian mycoplasmosis and avian chlamydiosis. The effect is to make these additional diseases subject to the controls specified in the 2004 and 1995 Orders.
This Order also amends Schedule 2 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (power to slaughter animals and pay compensation) by extending the powers of the Department to provide for the slaughter of animals and payment of compensation in relation to outbreaks or suspected outbreaks of Pleuro-pneumonia and Glanders. This Order extends the species for both these diseases, which the Department can cause to be slaughtered and for which compensation is payable.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2023/179 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/specified-diseases-notification-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2023
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