(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order revokes and re-enacts the provisions of the Diseases of Animals (Ascertainment of Disease) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1765) and the Movement of Animals (Restrictions) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/760), so far as they apply to Scotland.
The provisions of the Order–
(a)extend the scope of the previous legislation to cover the presence of disease on means of transport as well as on premises (articles 4(1) and 7(1)); and
(b)enable a veterinary inspector to order or prohibit the movement of animals while investigating whether disease is on the premises or means of transport (article 8).
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this Order.