# The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/2166 · made 4 August 2006 · revised to 29 August 2006

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).

Made under: Animal Health Act 1981 (Section 15, Section 32, Section 88)

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## Introductory text

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 1981 and now vested in him:

## 1 Title, 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.

## 2 Amendment 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 1992 after “Epizootic haemorrhagic virus disease” insert “Equine infectious anaemia”.

## 3 Amendment of the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1996

In Part I of Schedule 1 (specified diseases) to the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1996 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.

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