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Article 4 Amendment of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981I1

Northern Ireland

(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”.

Annotations

Commencement

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Art. 4 in operation at 8.11.2023, see art. 1