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The Zoonoses (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011

S.R. 2011/437 · Made 21 December 2011

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Animals

Made 21st December 2011

Coming into operation 1st January 2012

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 2(3), 5(1), 7(1) to (3), 12(1), 14, 19(h) and (i) and 60(1) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 as amendedf1 and every other power enabling it in that behalf, makes the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1981/1115 (N.I. 22) as amended

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Zoonoses Order (Northern Ireland) 1991
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Zoonoses (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2012.

2Amendment of the Zoonoses Order (Northern Ireland) 1991

(1)

Article 4 of The Zoonoses Order (Northern Ireland) 1991f1 shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (b) omit “and”.

(3)

In paragraph (c) for “.” substitute “; and”.

(4)

After paragraph (c) insert “(d) organisms of the species Echinococcus Multilocularis.”

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 21st December 2011.

L.S.

C. McMaster

A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This Order amends the Zoonoses Order (Northern Ireland) 1991 by inserting a new provision, article 4(1)(d) which designates organisms of the species Echinococcus Multiocularis for the purposes of Article 7 of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.