(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Brucellosis (Scotland) Order 2009 which implements Council Directive 64/432/EEC insofar as it relates to the operation of a monitoring and testing programme for Brucellosis.
Article 2(2)(a) changes the interval for milk sampling from monthly to quarterly and article 2(2)(b) makes a consequential amendment as a result of the extension to that interval.
Article 3 is a transitional provision which confirms the date upon which the first interval of three months commences.
A business regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.