Amendment of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983

2.—(1) The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983(1) is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this article.

(2) In paragraph (1) of article 3 (interpretation), after the definition of “suspected animal” there shall be inserted the following definition–

““trunk road” shall have the same meaning as in section 151(1) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984(2);”.

(3) For paragraph (1)(a) of article 8 (restrictions to operate immediately on certification of suspected case of disease) there is substituted–

“(a)the movement is through the area by motorway, trunk road or railway and the animal is not unloaded within the area;”.

(4) In paragraph (3) of article 35B (declaration of a prohibited area)(3) for the words “a declaration” there is substituted the word “regulations”.

(1)

S.I. 1983/1950, as amended by S.I. 1993/3119, S.I. 1995/2922 and, as regards Scotland, by S.S.I. 2001/52 and 55.

(2)

(3)