S.I. No. 151/2008 - Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Restriction on Bird-Shows Or Other Events) (Revocation) Order 2008

1. This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act (Restriction on Bird-Shows or Other Events)(Revocation) Order 2008.

2. The Diseases of Animals Act (Restriction on Bird-Shows or Other Events) (No. 4) Order 2007 (

S.I. No. 816 of 2007

) is revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

16 May 2008

BRENDAN SMITH.

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order removes certain restrictions on shows sales and similar events involving birds from the United Kingdom.

S.I. No. 151 of 2008

DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT 1966 (RESTRICTION ON BIRD-SHOWS OR OTHER EVENTS) (REVOCATION) ORDER 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

23

rd May

, 2008.

I, BRENDAN SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries 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 and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2007 (

S.I. No 705 of 2007

), hereby order as follows—