The Zoonoses (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 No. 437

The Zoonoses (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 No. 437

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2011 No. 437

Animals

The Zoonoses (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011

Made

21st December 2011

Coming into operation

1st January 2012

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 2(3), 5(1), 7(1) to (3), 12(1), 14, 19(h) and (i) and 60(1) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 as amended(1) and every other power enabling it in that behalf, makes the following Order.

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Zoonoses (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2012.

Amendment of the Zoonoses Order (Northern Ireland) 1991

2.-(1) Article 4 of The Zoonoses Order (Northern Ireland) 1991(2) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (b) omit "and".

(3) In paragraph (c) for "." substitute "; and".

(4) After paragraph (c) insert "(d) organisms of the species Echinococcus Multilocularis."

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 21st December 2011.

Legal seal

C. McMaster

A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This Order amends the Zoonoses Order (Northern Ireland) 1991 by inserting a new provision, article 4(1)(d) which designates organisms of the species Echinococcus Multiocularis for the purposes of Article 7 of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.