S.I. No. 82/1970 - Brucellosis in Cattle (Disease-Free Area) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1970.

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Brucellosis in Cattle (Disease-Free Area) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1970.

(2) The collective citation "the Brucellosis in Cattle (Disease-Free Area) Orders, 1968 to 1970", shall include this Order.

(3) This Order shall come into operation on the 19th day of May, 1970.

2. Article 18 of the Brucellosis in Cattle (Disease-Free Area) Order, 1968 (

S.I. No. 112 of 1968

), as amended by Article 2 of the Brucellosis in Cattle (Disease-Free Area) (Amendment) Order, 1970 (

S.I. No. 29 of 1970

), is hereby amended by:—

(

a

) the substitution of "a controlled animal" for "an eligible animal" in subparagraph (

a

) of paragraph (1),

(

b

) the substitution of "a controlled animal" and "other controlled animal" for "an eligible animal" and "other eligible animal", respectively, in subparagraph (

b

) of that paragraph, and

(

c

) the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (5)

"(6) For the purposes of this Article an animal having its fourth permanent molar tooth erupted shall be deemed to be aged at least six months.

(7) In this Article 'controlled animal' means any female animal aged six months or over or any male animal aged six months or over, except a castrate."

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 15th day of April, 1970.

NEIL T. BLANEY,

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order extends existing controls on the movement of animals into the Disease-Free Area to female animals between 6 and 12 months of age and to bulls between 6 and 9 months of age.

S.I. No. 82 of 1970.

BRUCELLOSIS IN CATTLE (DISEASE-FREE AREA) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ORDER, 1970.

I, NEIL T. BLANEY, Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, it appearing to me to be necessary for the purpose of the progressive eradication of brucellosis incattle, do hereby, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 3

,

20

and

27

of the

Diseases of Animals Act, 1966

(No. 6 of 1966), order as follows