ANIMAL HEALTH AND TRANSMISSIBLE ANIMAL DISEASES (IMPLEMENTING) RULES

ANIMAL HEALTH AND TRANSMISSIBLE ANIMAL

DISEASES (IMPLEMENTING)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 437.120

ANIMAL HEALTH AND TRANSMISSIBLE ANIMAL

DISEASES (IMPLEMENTING) RULES

29th April, 2025

LEGAL NOTICE 77 of 2025.

(1)

The title of these rules is the Animal Health and

Transmissible Animal Diseases (Implementing) Rules.

(2)

The scope of these rules is to implement the requirements

of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and

amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health

("Animal Health Law"), as in force from time to time.

(1)

In these rules, unless the context otherwise

requires

"Act" means the Veterinary Services Act;

"competent authority" means the Department as defined

in article 2 of the Act;

''Department'' shall have the same meaning as assigned to

it in the Act;

"Director" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it

in the Act;

"Regulation (EU) 2016/429" means Regulation (EU)

2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9

March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending

and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health ("Animal

Health Law"), as in force from time to time;

Provided that in these rules and as applicable

according to the case, it shall also include all the delegated or

implementing acts as adopted by the European Union according

to Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

(2)

Unless the context otherwise requires, words and

phrases used in these rules which are not defined herein, shall have the

same meaning as assigned to them in Article 4 of the Regulation (EU)

2016/429 and article 2 of the Act.

The Department shall be the competent authority for the

purposes of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.

ANIMAL HEALTH AND TRANSMISSIBLE ANIMAL

DISEASES (IMPLEMENTING)

Without prejudice to any other power or responsibility in

accordance with the law, and to its application in any other manner in

accordance with the law, Part IX of the Act shall also apply mutatis

mutandis to these rules.

(1)

Without prejudice to rule 4, any person who

breaches the provisions of these rules or any obligation in accordance

with these rules, or breaches a provision of Regulation (EU) 2016/429,

or hinders any person responsible for their implementation, shall on

conviction, be liable to the punishments established in the Act.

(2)

Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-rule (1), the

Court may also order any person guilty of an offence, to pay for the

expenses incurred by the competent authority and the Director as a

result of the said offence, as well as the revocation of any permit or

certification issued under these rules and the confiscation, retention or

destruction or other means of disposal of the animals involved.