S.I. No. 364/2001 - Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (Import of Sheep From Northern Ireland) Order, 2001

1. Lifford, Co. Donegal having entered the State across the bridge over the River Foyle between Lifford and Strabane.

2. Swanlinbar, Co. Cavan having entered the State along the road known as the N 87.

3. Moybridge, Co. Monaghan having entered the State along the road known as the N2.

4. Drumad, Co. Louth having entered the State along the road known as the N1.

GIVEN

under my Official Seal,

27 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 permit the import of sheep for slaughter from Northern Ireland under certain conditions.

5. The Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) Restriction on Imports from the United Kingdom) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order, 2001 (

S.I. No. 277 of 2001

) is amended by the substitution for Article 3 of —

“3. Article 2 of this Order shall not apply to Article 3 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Restriction on Imports from the United Kingdom) (No. 2) Order, 2001 (

S.I. No. 201 of 2001

) except in so far as the aforesaid Article 3 relates to —

(a) porcine animals, and

(b) ovine animals consigned directly to slaughter in accordance with the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Import of Sheep from Northern Ireland) Order, 2001 (S.I. No. of 2001).”.

SCHEDULE

Part 1

A secure ear-tag on which shall be printed, in letters that are clearly legible, the unique identifier allocated to the flock of origin of the sheep by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland and an individual number unique to the sheep.

Part 2

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

sections 3

and

30

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

)), to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, hereby order as follows -