S.I. No. 264/2007 - Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Restriction on Bird Shows Or Other Events) No. 2 Order 2007

1. This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Restriction on bird shows or other events) No. 2 Order 2007.

2. A person shall not organise or hold a show, exhibition, market, sale or sporting event involving poultry brought from Great Britain since 1 May 2007.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

25 May 2007

TOM MORAN

Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture and Food

A person authorised under

section 15

of the

Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924

to authenticate the seal of the Minister for Agriculture and Food

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order restricts shows, sales and similar events involving birds.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

12

th June

, 2007.

I, MARY COUGHLAN, Minister for Agriculture and Food, 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 amended by the

Diseases of Animals (Amendment) Act 2001

(No. 3 of 2001) (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 order as follows—