The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Export of Vehicles) (Disinfection of Tyres) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 1984

ANIMALS

ANIMAL HEALTH

The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Export of Vehicles) (Disinfection of Tyres) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2001

Made

11.15 a.m. on 18th May 2001

Laid before Parliament

14th June 2001

Coming into force

11.45 p.m. on 18th May 2001

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, being designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, makes the following Regulations:

Title, extent and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Export of Vehicles) (Disinfection of Tyres) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2001; they extend to the United Kingdom and shall come into force at 11.45 p.m. on 18th May 2001.

Amendment to the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Export of Vehicles) (Disinfection of Tyres) Regulations 2001

2.—(1) The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Export of Vehicles) (Disinfection of Tyres) Regulations 2001(3) are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In regulation 1(2) of those Regulations, for “18th May 2001” substitute “19th June 2001”.

(3) In regulation 2(1) of those Regulations for the definition of “the Decision” substitute—

““the Decision” means Commission Decision 2001/356/EC(4) of 4th May 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom and repealing Commission Decision 2001/172/EC;”.

Hayman

Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

18th May 2001.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations implement Commission Decision 2001/372/EC (OJ No. L130, 12.5.2001, p. 47) amending Commission Decision 2001/356/EC (OJ No. L125, 5.5.2001, p. 46) concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom and repealing Commission Decision 2001/172/EC (OJ No. L130, 12.5.2001, p. 47) in so far as it applies to the disinfection of the tyres of road vehicles transported from the British Islands.

The effect of the Regulations is to extend the time that the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Export of Vehicles) (Disinfection of Tyres) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/887, as amended) are in force until midnight on 19th June 2001.

(1)

S.I. 1972/1811.

(2)

1972 c. 68. See section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) as respects the continued exercisability of the functions by the Minister for the purpose of implementing any Community obligation of the United Kingdom.

(3)

S.I. 2001/887, as amended by S.I. 2001/1196. S.I. 2001/1352 and S.I. 2001/1499.

(4)

OJ No. L125, 5.5.2001. p. 46, as amended by Commission Decision 2001/372/EC (OJ No. L130, 12.5.2001, p. 47).