1.These explanatory notes relate to the Animal Health Act 2002 (hereafter ‘the Act’) which received Royal Assent on 7th November 2002. They have been prepared by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in order to assist the reader of the Act and to help inform debate on it. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
2.The notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.