S.I. No. 275/2001 - Foot and Mouth Disease (Prohibition of Exhibition and Sale of Animals) (Amendment) Order, 2001

1. This Order may be cited as the Foot and Mouth Disease (Prohibition of Exhibition and Sale of Animals) (Amendment) Order, 2001 and shall come into operation on 18

th

June, 2001.

2. The Foot and Mouth Disease (Prohibition of Exhibition and Sale of Animals) Order, 2001 (

S.I. No. 50 of 2001

) is amended, in Article 2, by the deletion of “bovine,”.

GIVEN

under my Official Seal,

13 June, 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.)

The effect of this Order is to permit the presentation of bovine animals for exhibition or sale at livestock marts licensed under the

Livestock Marts Act, 1967

, from 18

th

June, 2001

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

section 3

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 -