S.I. No. 79/1988 -- Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order, 1988.
S.I. No. 79/1988: BRUCELLOSIS IN CATTLE (GENERAL PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1988. |
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BRUCELLOSIS IN CATTLE (GENERAL PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1988. |
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I, MICHAEL O'KENNEDY, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 and 13 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966), as adapted by the Agriculture (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 97 of 1987 ), hereby order as follows: |
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1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order, 1988. |
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(2) The collective citation "the Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) Order, 1980 to 1988" shall include this Order. |
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(3) This Order shall come into operation on the 30th day of April, 1988. |
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2. The Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 286 of 1980 ), is hereby amended-- |
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(a) in Article 17, by the deletion of paragraph (2), and |
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(b) in Article 18, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (1): |
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"(1) An eligible animal may not be moved into or out of a holding unless the person in charge of the animal has in his possession a cattle identity card or a permit permitting such movement issued by the Minister and relating to the animal.". |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 27th day of May, 1988. |
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MICHAEL O'KENNEDY, |
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Minister for Agriculture and Food. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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This Order removes the requirement for a brucellosis pre-movement test in respect of the domestic trade. |
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