S.I. No. 450/2001 - Diseases of Animals (Transmissable Spongiform Encephalopathies in Sheep and Goats) Order, 2001

1. No animal or carcase shall be moved out of the premises except under a licence and in accordance with conditions set out in the licence.

2. No animal, carcase, semen or ova shall be moved into the premises except under a licence, and in accordance with conditions set out in the licence.

3. The carcase of any animal dying on the premises shall be disposed of only in a manner specified by an inspector.

4. Milk produced within the premises may be disposed of only in such a manner as an inspector may direct by a notice in writing served on the occupier of the premises.

5. Animals or carcases shall be kept in such part of the premises as an inspector may direct by a notice in writing served on the occupier of the premises.

6. The occupier of the premises shall immediately give notice to an inspector at a District Veterinary Office of the birth or death of any animal on the premises together with details of the identification of the animal concerned.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

this 3

rd

day of October, 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 is made under the

Diseases of Animals Act, 1966

(as amended). It provides for the restrictions of premises and other measures to be taken where Transmissable Spongiform Encephalopathies is suspected in sheep or goats.

7. (1) Where an inspector has reason to believe that there is or has been on any premises any animal which may be diseased or which may be susceptible to disease, he or she may, if he or she considers it expedient so to do for the purpose of preventing the spread of the disease, serve a notice (in Form C set out in the Schedule 1 or in a form to the like effect) on the occupier of the said premises or on the owner or person in charge of the animal prohibiting the movement of that animal out of the premises specified in the notice except under a licence and subject to conditions set out in the licence.

(2) A notice served under this Article shall remain in force until the date specified in the notice, or, if a date is not specified, until it is withdrawn by a further notice in writing (in Form D set out in Schedule 1 or in a form to the like effect) served by an inspector on the occupier of the premises or on the owner or person in charge of the animal to which the notice refers.

(3) The person on whom it is served shall comply with a notice under paragraph (1).

Destruction and disposal of carcases

8. An inspector may cause the destruction of an animal which is diseased or which he or she has reasonable cause to suspect of being diseased and may cause the carcases to be buried or disposed of in such manner as he or she may determine.

Licences

9. An inspector may issue licences for the purposes of this Order on behalf of the Minister and set out conditions in such licences.

Schedule 1

Articles 6

and

7

Form A

Diseases of Animals Acts, 1966 to 2001

Diseases of Animals (Transmissable Spongiform Encephalopathies in Sheep and Goats) Order, 2001

(S.I. No. 450 of 2001)

Notice to occupier of premises

To: ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............................................

Of: ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............................................

I, being an inspector, give you notice that I am aware or have reason to suspect the existence or the risk of the existence of a transmissable spongiform encephalopathy on your land or premises and that the rules contained in Schedule 2 to the above Order (attached to this notice) apply to the land or premises.

This notice remains in force until it is withdrawn by a subsequent notice served by an inspector on the occupier of the premises.

------------------------------------------

Description of premises, stating location and postal address

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................

Signed: ............................................................ ...(Inspector)

Name in block letters: ........................................................

Official Address: ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ..............................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................

Date: ............................................................ ...

------------------------------------------

Insert overleaf Rules as set out in Schedule 2.

Form B

Diseases of Animals Acts, 1966 to 2001

Diseases of Animals (Transmissable Spongiform Encephalopathies in Sheep and Goats) Order, 2001

(

S.I. No. 450 of 2001

)

Withdrawal of notice to occupier of premises

To: ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............................................

Of: ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............................................

I, being an inspector, withdraw as from ............. 20 ......the notice (Form A), signed by ................................................and served on you on ........................20.......

------------------------------------------

Signed: ............................................................ ...(Inspector)

Name in block letters: ........................................................

Official Address: ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ..............................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................

Date: ............................................................ ...

------------------------------------------

Form C

Diseases of Animals Acts, 1966 to 2001

Diseases of Animals (Transmissable Spongiform Encephalopathies in Sheep and Goats) Order, 2001 (S.I. No. 450 2001)

Notice prohibiting movement of animals

To: ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............................................

Of: ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............................................

I, being an inspector, give you notice, as the occupier of the undermentioned premises or the owner or person in charge of the animals described below that, in accordance with Article 7 of the above Order, you are prohibited from moving the animal(s) specified below from the undermentioned premises except under a licence and subject to any conditions set out in the licence.

This notice remains in force until .......................... 20...... (1) or until it is withdrawn by a further notice (Form D) served by an inspector on you.

------------------------------------------

Description of premises, stating location and postal address

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................

------------------------------------------

Description of animal(s)

Identification number

Breed

Type (Ewe, Ram, Hogget, Lamb)

------------------------------------------

Signed: ............................................................ ...(Inspector)

Name in block letters: ........................................................

Official Address: ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ..............................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................

Date: ............................................................ ...

------------------------------------------

I, being an inspector, withdraw as from............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................................

------------------------------------------

Description of premises, stating location and postal address

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................

------------------------------------------

Description of animal(s)

Ear-tag number

Breed

Type (Ewe, Ram, Hogget, Lamb)

------------------------------------------

Signed: ............................................................ ...(Inspector)

Name in block letters: ........................................................

Official Address: ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ..............................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................

Date: ............................................................ ...

------------------------------------------

(1) Delete the inapplicable words.

Form D

Diseases of Animals Acts, 1966 to 2001

Diseases of Animals (Transmissable Spongiform Encephalopathies in Sheep and Goats Order, 2001 (S.I. No. 450 of 2001)

Withdrawal of notice prohibiting movement of animals

To: ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............................................

Of: ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............................................

I, being an inspector, withdraw as from......................................................... (Form C), signed by .................................... and served on you on........................................... in respect of the animals specified below.

Description of animal(s)

Identification number

Breed

Type (Ewe, Ram, Hogget, Lamb)

Signed: ............................................................ ...(Inspector)

Name in block letters: ........................................................

Official Address: ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ..............................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............................

Date: ............................................................ ...

SECOND SCHEDULE

Article 6

Rules applicable to premises.

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

Citation