Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22)

SCHEDULES

[F1 SCHEDULE 3A S Power of slaughter for preventing spread of disease: Scotland

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3A inserted (S.) (6.10.2006) by Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11), ss. 1(2), 55(1) (with s. 54); S.S.I. 2006/482, art. 2

Additional power of slaughter S

6 (1) With a view to preventing the spread of such disease of animals as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify, the Scottish Ministers may, if they think fit, cause to be slaughtered any animals, birds or amphibians of such description as they may so specify. S

(2) A specification of animals under sub-paragraph (1) may include any kind of mammal (except man).

(3) In sub-paragraph (1), “disease” is not restricted by its definition in this Act.]