Brucellosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 2004

PART I PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Brucellosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 2004.

(2) This Order shall come into operation for all purposes other than Article 5 on 1st October 2004.

(3) For the purposes of Article 5 this Order shall come into operation on 1st December 2004.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order –

“abortion” means any bovine foetus or calf born dead or which dies within 24 hours of birth;

“affected” in relation to any animal means affected with disease and includes a reactor;

“animal” means a bovine animal;

“approved disinfectant” means a disinfectant for the time being approved by the Department under the Diseases of Animals (Approval of Disinfectants) Order (Northern Ireland) 1972(1);

“carcase” means the carcase of an animal;

“the Directive” means Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine(2);

“disease” means brucellosis;

“Divisional Veterinary Office” means a Divisional Veterinary Office of the Department;

“herd” means –

(a)

an animal kept, or

(b)

a group of animals kept, managed or housed together,

on a holding in such manner and under such conditions as will in the opinion of a veterinary inspector minimise the possibility of infection to any other animals whether kept on the same holding or another holding;

“holding” means any establishment, construction or, in the case of an open-air farm, place in which animals are held, kept or handled and includes land with or without buildings;

“keeper” means any natural or legal person responsible for animals whether on a permanent or temporary basis including during transportation or at a market and “herd keeper” shall be construed accordingly;

“livestock” means any creature kept for the production of food, wool, skin or fur or (excluding a dog) for use in the farming of land;

“market” means a market place, sale yard or other premises or place in or upon which animals are exhibited for the purpose of public sale;

“official test” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 1(2) of the Scheme;

“pedigree” means a pedigree animal registered in the herd book of the appropriate Breed Society;

“reactor” means an animal which has undergone an official test the result of which shall give the Department reason to believe that the animal is probably affected;

“the Scheme” means the Brucellosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2004(3);

“steer” means a male animal which has been castrated;

“suspected” in relation to any animal means an animal suspected of being affected.

(1)

S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 16 as amended by S.R. 1975 No. 69 and S.R. 1995 No. 467

(2)

O.J. No. L121, 29.7.64, p. 1977, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 21/2004 (O.J. No. L005, 19.1.2004, p. 0008)

(3)

S.R. 2004 No. 364