# The Zoonoses Order 1989, Article 4: Designation of organisms for the purposes of section 29


(1) The following organisms, being organisms which, when carried in animals or poultry, constitute in the opinion of the Ministers a risk to human health, are hereby designated for the purposes of section 29 of the Act, that is to say –
(a) organisms of the genus salmonella; and
(b) organisms of the genus brucella.
(2) The provisions of the Act listed in Schedule 1 to this Order shall apply in relation to the presence of a designated organism in an animal or in any poultry as if the presence of the organism were a disease to which the Act applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/285/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/zoonoses-order-1989/article-4
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