S.I. No. 436/2002 - Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Section 54) (Exemption) Order 2002

1. This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Section 54 (Exemption) Order 2002.

2.

The Diseases of animals Act 1966

(Section 54) (Appointed Day and Exemptions) Order 1967 (

S.I. No. 217 of 1967

) is amended, in Article 4, by the insertion after paragraph (b) of —

“(bb) an animal that is being sold, with the written consent of an inspector, to alleviate a serious welfare problem in a herd,”

GIVEN

under my Hand,

27 August 2002

Liam Aylward

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

This Order amends The Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Section 54) (Appointed Day and Exemptions) Order 1967 (

S.I. No. 217 of 1967

) to alleviate welfare difficulties.

I, Liam Aylward, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 3

and

54

of the

Diseases of Animals Act 1966

(No. 6 of 1966) and the Agriculture and Food (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 (

S.I. No. 409 of 2002

) (as adapted by the Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 (

S.I. No. 306 of 2002

)), hereby orders as follows:-