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The Movement of Animals (Restrictions) (Amendment) Order 1991

S.I. 1991/1251 · Made 24 May 1991

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ANIMALS

ANIMAL HEALTH

Made 24th May 1991

Coming into force 24th May 1991

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary ofState for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly,in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1, 8(1), 17(1),23, 72, 83(2), 87(2) and 88(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf,hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

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

Contents

  1. 1Title
  2. 2Amendment
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Title

This Order may be cited as the Movement of Animals (Restrictions)(Amendment) Order 1991.

2Amendment

The Movement of Animals (Restrictions) Order 1990f1 shall be amended as follows:—

(a)

in article 3(1) (interpretation and application)—

(i)

after the definition of“carcase” there shall be inserted the following definition:—

““infected area” means an area declared to be an infected area under article 4A(1);” and

(ii)

after the definition of“the Minister” and“the Ministry” there shall be inserted the following definition:—

““slaughterhouse” means—

(a)

in relation to England and Wales, a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yardas defined in section 34 of the Slaughterhouses Act 1974f2, and

(b)

in relation to Scotland, a slaughterhouse as defined in section 22of the Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Act 1980f3;”; and

(b)

after article 4 there shall be inserted the following articles:—

“Declaration of infected area

4A
(1)

If the Minister knows or suspects that disease existsin any area he may, by special order, declare the area to be an infectedarea.

(2)

An area shall remain an infected area until such date as may bespecified in the special order or, if none, until the special order iswithdrawn.

(3)

The provisions of article 4B shall apply in an infected area.

(4)

Any premises which are partly inside and partly outside an infected shall be deemed to be wholly inside that area.

Restrictions on movement of animals within and out of an infected area

4B
(1)

No person shall move an animal out of an infected area—

(a)

except under the authority of a licence granted by a veterinaryinspector; or

(b)

unless the animal is moved through the area from a place outside ofthe area direct to another place outside the area with all practicablespeed and by the most direct route without being unloaded in the area.

(2)

A licence mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) above shall permit themovement of the animal to which it relates to either of the followingdestinations—

(a)

a slaughterhouse; or

(b)

premises for examination.

(3)

No person shall move an animal from any farm, holding oragricultural premises in an infected area to any other farm, holding oragricultural premises in that area except under the authority of alicence granted by a veterinary inspector.”.

Signature

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 24th May 1991 at 18.30 hours.

L.S.

Derek Andrews

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Ian Lang

Secretary of State for Scotland

24 May 1991

Judith Simpson

Grade 5, Welsh Office

24th May 1991

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Movement of Animals (Restrictions) Order 1990so as to enable the Minister to declare any area in which he knows orsuspects disease to exist to be an infected area (article 2(b)).

The Order further prohibits the movement of animals within or out ofan infected area except under licence to certain specified destinations(article 2(b)).