The Zoonoses (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Zoonoses Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/285) (“the Order”) for the following purposes—

(a) to add severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to the organisms designated for the purposes of section 29 of the Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22) (organisms to which specified provisions of that Act apply). The designation of SARS-CoV-2 applies in relation to cases where that organism is carried in mammals (article 3);

(b) to add the particulars of the reporting requirement in relation to SARS-CoV-2 (article 5);

(c) to prescribe the particulars to be included in a signed report in relation to Echinococcus multilocularis under article 8A of the Order (article 6).

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment was not carried out as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.