S.I. No. 330/2001 - Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Section 29A(4)) (No. 4) Order, 2001

1. This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Section 29A(4))(No. 4) Order, 2001 and shall come into operation on 14 July, 2001.

2. Subsection (3) of section 29A (inserted by

section 3

of the

Diseases of Animals (Amendment) Act, 2001

(No. 3 of 2001) of the

Diseases of Animals Act, 1966

, shall have effect until 1 November, 2002 within the whole of the State.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

12 July, 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 prohibit until 1

st

November, 2001 the movement of animals within 30 days of purchase save under permit.

I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 and 29A(4) (inserted by

section 3

of the

Diseases of Animals (Amendment) Act, 2001

(No. 3 of 2001)) 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

)), and considering it reasonably necessary to avoid the outbreak of disease within the State, hereby order as follows