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The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992 in Wales

S.I. 1992/3159 · Made 10 December 1992 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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F1ANIMALS

ANIMAL HEALTH

Made 10th December 1992

Coming into force 1st January 1993

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1, 15(4). 32(2), 87(2) and 88(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981f1 and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Order revoked (E. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/130), arts.1(1), 18; and revoked (W. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/326), arts. 1(1), 19

Footnotes

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1981 c. 22; see section 86(1)(c) for the definition of “the Ministers”.

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement
  2. 3Amendment of the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1991 Repealed
  3. 4Amendment of the Diseases of Animals (Ascertainment of Disease) Order 1985
  4. 5Revocations and consequential amendments
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule 1Schedule 1 Repealed
  7. Schedule 2
  8. 1REVOCATIONS
  9. Part II: AMENDMENTS
  10. 1Paragraph 1
  11. 2Paragraph 2
  12. Explanatory note

1Title and commencementF1I1

These Order may be cited as the Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

3Amendment of the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1991F2F1

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4Amendment of the Diseases of Animals (Ascertainment of Disease) Order 1985F1I1F2

In Article 3 of the Diseases of Animals (Ascertainment of Disease) Order 1985f1, for the definition of “disease” there shall be substituted the following–

  • ““Disease” means African horse sickness, Aujeszky’s disease, Brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis, cattle plague, contagious agalactia, contagious epidydimitis, dourine, enzootic bovine leukosis, equine infectious anaemia, equine encephalomyelitis, pleuro-pnemonia, rabies, sheep-pox, swine fever and Teschen disease;”.

5Revocations and consequential amendmentsF1I1

The Orders referred to in Schedule 2 to this Order are hereby revoked or amended as specified in that Schedule.

Signature

F1In witness thereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on

L.S.

John Selwyn Gummer

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

10th December 1992

Hector Munro

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

10th December 1992

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

10th December 1992

Schedule 1F1

SCHEDULE

SPECIFIED DISEASES

Articles 2(b) and 3

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1REVOCATIONSI1F1

Title of OrderReferenceExtent of revocation
The Sheep Pox Order 1938SR&O 1938/229The whole Order
The Brucellosis Melitensis Order 1940SR&O 1940/1251The whole Order
The Brucellosis Melitensis (Amendment) Order 1942SR&O 1942/143The whole Order
The Teschen Disease Order 1974S.I.1974/1185The whole Order
The Brucellosis Melitensis (Amendment) Order 1977S.I.1977/945The whole Order

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In Schedule 2 to The Importation of Animals Order 1977f1 the references to the Sheep Pox Order of 1938 and the Teschen Disease Order 1974 shall be deleted.

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In the Infectious Diseases of Horses Order 1987f1 the words “African horse sickness,” shall be deleted from Article 2(b) and in the definition of “disease” in Article 3(1).

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This Order extends the list of diseases for which the Minister may cause animals to be slaughtered to include the following diseases in all mammals except man:

  • African horse sickness

  • Bluetongue

  • Brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis

  • Contagious agalactia

  • Contagious epidydimitis

  • Epizootic haemorrhagic virus disease

  • Goat pox

  • Lumpy Skin Disease

  • Peste des Petits Ruminants

  • Rift Valley Fever

  • Sheep pox

  • Teschen Disease

  • Vesicular Stomatitis

The inclusion of African horse sickness implements the slaughter requirements of Council Directive 92/35/EEC laying down control rules and measures to combat African horse sickness (OJ No L157, 10.6.92, p.19) (Article 2 of the Order).

It extends the list of notifiable diseases in the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1991 to include Brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis, contagious epidydimitis and scrapie, as is required by Council Directive 91/68/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (OJ No L46, 19.12.91, p.19) and contagious agalactia as is required by Council Directive 91/68/EEC for Member States wishing to prove freedom from disease; African Horse Sickness as is required by Council Directive 92/35/EEC; and epizootic haemorrhagic virus disease and sheep pox (Article 3).

It extends the definition of “disease” in the Diseases of Animals (Ascertainment of Disease) Order 1985 to include African horse sickness, brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis, contagious agalactia and contagious epidydimitis, as required for the purposes of Council Directives 91/68/EEC and 92/35/EEC (Article 4).

It revokes the provisions in Schedule 2 which concern matters now dealt with by this Order (Article 5).

The Order implements all those provisions in Council Directives 91/68/EEC and 92/35/EEC not already implemented under existing legislation.