Title and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Sheep Scab (National Dip) (Amendment) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 30th August 1991.

Amendment

2.-(1) The Sheep Scab (National Dip) Order 1990(2) shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(2) In paragraph (1) of article 2 (interpretation) in the definition of "relevant period" for the words "23rd day of September" there shall be substituted the words "22nd day of September".

(3) In paragraph (2)(d) of article 5 (restrictions relating to movement of sheep other than to or from a market, exhibition or show) the words "where they are accompanied by a declaration in Form U made by the owner or his duly authorised agent" shall be deleted.

(4) In article 6 (restrictions relating to markets, exhibitions and shows)-

(a)in paragraph (4)(d) the words "where they are accompanied by a declaration in Form U made by the owner of the sheep or his duly authorised agent" shall be deleted;

(b)paragraph (5)(b) shall be deleted;

(c)in paragraph (5)(c) the words "where they are accompanied by a declaration in Form V issued by the auctioneer of that market or the person in charge of that exhibition or show" shall be deleted;

(d)in paragraph (6) the words "accompanied by a declaration in Form U made by the occupier of the approved holding premises" shall be deleted;

(e)in paragraph (7) the words "accompanied by a declaration in Form U signed by the occupier of the approved holding premises" and "accompanied by a declaration in Form U made by the occupier of the approved holding premises" shall be deleted; and

(f)in paragraph (8) the words "accompanied by a declaration in Form U made by the owner or his duly authorised agent" shall be deleted.

(5) In article 7 (approved holding premises for slaughter sheep)-

(a)in paragraph (2)(a) the words "accompanied by a delcaration in Form U or Form V as appropriate" shall be deleted; and

(b)in paragraph (2)(b) for the words "where accompanied by a declaration in Form U made by him or his duly authorised agent" there shall be substituted the words "direct to approved premises or to a slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter".

(6) In article 8 (general provisions as to the movement of sheep and production of declarations) in paragraphs (1)(a) and (2), in both places, for the words ", Form T, Form U or Form V" there shall be substituted the words "or Form T".

(7) In the Schedule-

(a)in Form R and Form S in the definition of "relevant period" in the Notes for the words "23rd day of September" there shall be substituted the words "22nd day of September"; and

(b)Form U and Form V shall be deleted.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Sheep Scab (National Dip) Order 1990 so as to-

(1) commence the relevant period for the dipping of sheep on 22nd September in any year (article 2(2) and (7)(a)); and

(2) delete the requirement for undipped sheep to be accompanied by declarations in either Form U or V (which are consequently deleted from the 1990 Order) when they are moved (article 2(3) to (6)).