Explanatory note

This Order permits persons who are not veterinary surgeons to vaccinate animals against foot-and-mouth disease, subject to conditions set out in the Order. It applies to all of the United Kingdom.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (State Veterinary Service Contingency Planning Division), 8th Floor, 1A Page Street, London SW1P 4PQ.