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The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/2166 · Made 4 August 2006 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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ANIMALS, ENGLAND

ANIMAL HEALTH

Made 4th August 2006

Coming into force 29th August 2006

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(4), 32(2) and 88(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981f1 and now vested in him:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1981 c.22, as amended by the Animal Health Act 2002 (c.42), and S.I. 2003/1734 . Powers of the Secretary of State under the Act were previously exercised by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (see section 86(1)). Functions were transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 1999/3141 and 2002/794. Functions exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Wales in relation to England were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by S.I. 1999/3141 and were then transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2002/794.

Contents

  1. 1Title, commencement and application
  2. 2Amendment of the Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992
  3. 3Amendment of the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1996
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Title, commencement and application

This Order—

(a)

may be cited as the Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 2006;

(b)

comes into force on 29th August 2006;

(c)

applies in England only.

2Amendment of the Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992

In article 2(1) (application of section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981) of the Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992f1 after “Epizootic haemorrhagic virus disease” insert “Equine infectious anaemia”.

3Amendment of the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1996

In Part I of Schedule 1 (specified diseases) to the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1996f1 after “Epizootic haemorrhagic virus disease” insert “Equine infectious anaemia”.

Signature

Ben Bradshaw

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

4th August 2006

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order amends the Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/3159) by adding equine infectious anaemia to the list of diseases to which section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981 applies (under which the Secretary of State may cause animals to be slaughtered).

Article 3 amends the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/2628) by adding equine infectious anaemia to the list of specified diseases in relation to which the notification provisions in article 3 of that Order apply.

A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament; copies can be obtained from the Surveillance, Zoonoses and Emerging Issues Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 1A Page Street, London SW1P 4PQ.