2022 No. 334

Animals

The Tuberculosis (Scotland) Amendment Order 2022

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 8(1)(b) of the Animal Health Act 19811 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencementI11

This Order may be cited as the Tuberculosis (Scotland) Amendment Order 2022 and comes into force on 28 November 2022.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Art. 1 in force at 28.11.2022, see art. 1

Amendment of the Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 2007I22

1

The Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 20072 is amended in accordance with this article.

2

In article 20(1) (notices, licences etc), after “licence” insert “, consent”.

3

In article 26 (prohibition on testing, vaccination and therapeutic treatment)—

a

after paragraph (a), insert—

aa

take samples from a bovine animal for the purpose of applying a diagnostic test for tuberculosis,

b

omit “written”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Art. 2 in force at 28.11.2022, see art. 1

MAIRI GOUGEONA member of the Scottish GovernmentSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 2007 (“the 2007 Order”).

Article 2(2) amends article 20 of the 2007 Order to provide that any consent given to testing, vaccination or therapeutic treatment under article 26 of the 2007 Order may be given subject to conditions, and may be amended, suspended or revoked in writing at any time.

Article 2(3) amends article 26 of the 2007 Order to include the taking of samples from a bovine animal for the purpose of applying a diagnostic test for tuberculosis as one of the actions for which consent is required from the Scottish Ministers.