S.I. No. 69/2001 - Foot and Mouth Disease (Restriction of Import of Vehicles, Machinery and Other Equipment) (Amendment) Order, 2001.

1. This Order may be cited as the Foot and Mouth Disease (Restriction of Import of Vehicles, Machinery and other Equipment) (Amendment) Order, 2001.

2. In Article 3 of the Foot and Mouth Disease (Restriction of Import of Vehicles, Machinery and other Equipment) Order, 2001 (

S.I. No 51 of 2001

) the words “United Kingdom” are substituted for “Great Britain”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 6

th

day of March, 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 Order amends the Foot and Mouth Disease (Restriction of Import of Vehicles, Machinery and other Equipment Order, 2001) (

S.I. No 51 of 2001

) by extending the restriction on the importation of such equipment to the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man to prevent the spreading of foot and mouth disease.

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

) hereby, for the prevention of the spreading of foot and mouth disease, order as follows