S.I. No. 317/2001 -- The Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (Restriction on Import of Greyhounds) Order, 2001
SI No. 317 of 2001 |
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The Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Restriction on Import of Greyhounds) Order, 2001 |
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I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 and 30 of the Diseases of Animals, Act, 1966 (No 6 of 1966) (as adapted by the Agriculture and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1999 ( S.I. No. 307 of 1999 )), hereby order as follows: - |
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1. This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Restriction on Import of Greyhounds) Order, 2001. |
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2. In this Order -- |
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“authorised officer” means a person authorised pursuant to section 17A (inserted by section 2 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966) ; |
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“licence” means a licence granted under Article 4. |
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3. (1) A person shall not import or attempt to import or cause or permit another person to import a greyhound -- |
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(a) from Great Britain, or |
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(b) that has been in Great Britain at any time during the thirty days prior to import |
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save under and in accordance with a licence. |
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(2) A person shall not have in his or her possession or under his or her control a greyhound that has been imported from Great Britain in contravention of this Article. |
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(3) A person who imports a greyhound from Great Britain shall have the licence relating to the greyhound in his or her possession. |
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4. (1) The Minister may for the purposes of this Order grant a licence or cause a licence to be granted by a person designated by the Minister. |
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(2) The Minister or a person by whom the Minister causes a licence to be granted may -- |
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(a) grant a licence and attach conditions thereto, or |
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(b) refuse an application. |
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(3) Without prejudice to paragraph (2) of this Article, a person shall not cause or permit a greyhound in respect of which a licence is granted to be detained or mixed with other species of animal unless this is specifically provided for by a licence condition. |
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(4) Where an authorised officer, member of an Garda Siochana or officer of Customs and Excise has reasonable cause to suspect that a person is importing a greyhound or has imported a greyhound, he or she may request the person to produce the licence granted in respect of the greyhound to the officer or member and the person shall produce the licence. |
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5. (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this Article, the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Restriction of Import of Horses and Greyhounds) (No. 2) Order, 2001 ( S.I. No. 85 of 2001 ), the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Restriction of Import of Horses and Greyhounds) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order, 2001 ( S.I. No. 109 of 2001 ) and the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Restriction of Import of Horses and Greyhounds) (No. 2) (Second Amendment) Order, 2001 ( S.I. No. 209 of 2001 ) are revoked. |
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(2) A reference to an Order revoked by paragraph (1) of this Article shall be construed as a reference to this Order. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) |
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This order prohibits the import of greyhounds from the U.K. save under and in accordance with the licence. |
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Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 2 |