The Specified Diseases (Notification) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023

Amendment of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 N.I.

4.—(1) The Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 is amended as follows.

(2) In Part 1 of Schedule 2—

(a) in paragraph 2—

(i) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) for “cattle”, in each place it occurs, substitute “susceptible animals”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (3) for “head of cattle”, in each place it occurs, substitute “susceptible animal”;

(iii) after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

“(4) In this paragraph, “susceptible animal” means animal of the genus Ovis, Capra, Gazella, Bison, Bos or Bubalus, or of the species Syncerus cafer.”;

(b) in paragraph 8—

(i) the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1);

(ii) in that sub-paragraph for “horse”, in each place it occurs, substitute “susceptible animal”;

(iii) in that sub-paragraph for “horses” substitute “susceptible animals”;

(iv) after that sub-paragraph insert—

“(2) In this paragraph, “susceptible animal” means animal of the family Equidae or Camelidae,or of the genus Capra.”.

(3) In Part 2 of Schedule 2, in paragraph 8, for “horse”, in each place it occurs, substitute “animal”.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 4 in operation at 8.11.2023, see art. 1