The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2007 No. 2494 (W. 214)

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 2494 (W.214)

ANIMALS, WALES

ANIMAL HEALTH

The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2007

Made

2.50pm on 28 August 2007

Coming into force

3.05pm on 28August 2007

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of their powers under sections 1, 7 and 23(f) and (g) of the Animal Health Act 1981(1), make the following Order:

Title, application and commencement

1.-”(1) The title of this Order is the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2007:

(2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.

(3) This Order comes into force at 3.05pm on 28 August 2007.

Amendments to the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978

2.-”(1) The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978(2) is amended in accordance with this Article.

(2) In the table in Schedule 1 (which lists approved disinfectants) after the row containing the entry for VI-RID insert

Virkon Advanced200*250*200*

Elin Jones

Minister for Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers

28 August 2007

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order which applies in relation to Wales amends the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978 (-œthe 1978 Order-), S.I. 1978/32.

Schedule 1 of the 1978 Order lists disinfectants approved by the Welsh Ministers. This Order amends Schedule 1 to add Virkon Advanced to the list of approved disinfectants.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.

(1)

1981 c. 22; see section 86(1) for definitions of -œthe Ministers-. The functions of -œthe Ministers- insofar as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly of Wales by virtue of S.I. 1999/672 and S.I 2004/3044 and are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers by virtue paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales 2006.

(2)

S.I. 1978/32 , the last relevant amendment to the lists of approved disinfectants being S.I. 2006/3166 (W.291).