S.I. No. 216/2001 - The Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (Restriction on Movement of Horses) (Amendment) Order, 2001

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

2. The Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Restriction on Movement of Horses) Order, 2001 (

S.I. No. 199 of 2001

) shall apply only to horses coming into the State from or through a place in the United Kingdom or the Netherlands.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, 17 May, 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 bans the movement of horses imported from either the United Kingdom or the Netherlands save under licence.

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

sections 3

and

13

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: -