S.I. No. 503/2001 - Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (Import of Sheep For Fattening and Breeding From Northern Ireland) Order, 2001
Table of Provisions (8)
Statutory Text (8 Articles)
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,
7 November, 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 fattening and breeding from Northern Ireland under certain conditions.
5. A person shall not move or cause or permit another person to move a sheep, imported under and in accordance with this Order from the holding to which it is consigned for a period of thirty days commencing on the date of its arrival at the holding
6. This Order is in addition to, and not in substitution for the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Import of Sheep from Northern Ireland) Order, 2001 (
S.I. No. 364 of 2001
).
7. The Import of Livestock Orders, 1970 to 1992 shall not apply to the import of a sheep that is imported under and in accordance with this Order or the Order specified in Article 5.
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 -