Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005; and come into operation on 9th December 2005.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Amendments to the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
2.—(1) Amend Part VIII of Schedule 1 to the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004(2) in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In section A (General) after paragraph 3 insert—
Commission Decision 2005/760/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain third countries for the import of captive birds (O.J. No. L285, 28.10.2005, p. 60) (in so far as it relates to products derived from those birds), as amended by Commission Decision 2005/862/EC (O.J. No. L317, 3.12.2005, p. 19).”.
(3) In section E (Animal by-products) for paragraph 1 substitute—
Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (OJ No. L273, 10.10.2002, p. 1) as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 416/2005 (O.J. No. L66, 12.3.2005, p. 10), and as read with Commission Decision 2005/760/EC, as amended by Commission Decision 2005/862/EC (O.J. No. L317, 3.12.2005, p. 19).”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 9th December 2005.
L.S.
Liam McKibben
A senior officer of the department of Agriculture and Rural Development