(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order imposes, with variations and exceptions, the restrictions contained in Part III of the Foot and Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962 in Northern Ireland. The control on the movement of animals and carcases and on the holding of markets and sales set out in Articles 32 and 34 of that Order are replaced by the provisions set out in the Schedule and a new provision on the stalking of deer is added.
Any person who, without lawful authority or excuse, proof of which shall lie on him, contravenes any provision of this Order shall be guilty of an offence against the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and shall be liable, on summary conviction, either to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (currently £5,000) or in the case of an offence committed with respect to more than 5 animals, not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale (currently £1,000) for each animal.