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I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

and

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of the

Diseases of Animals Act, 1966

(No. 6 of 1966) (as adapted by the Agriculture and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1999 (

S.I. No. 307 of 1999

)), hereby order as follows:-

1 (1) This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Export and Import of Horses) Order, 2001.

(2) “horse” mean an animal of the equine species.

2 (1) A person may not export a horse from the State to another Member State unless and until it is accompanied by an animal health certificate in accordance with the model in Annex C of Council Directive 90/426/EEC.

(2) A person may not import a horse into the State from another Member State unless and until it is accompanied by an animal health certificate in accordance with the model in Annex C of Council Directive 90/426/EEC.

GIVEN under my Official

28 March, 2001

Joe Walsh

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order provides for the certification of horses being imported from or exported to another Member State.