The Importation of Animals (Amendment) Order 1996

Made8th July 1996

Laid before Parliament8th July 1996

Coming into force29th July 1996

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1, 10, and 37 of the Animal Health Act 19811, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order—

Title and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Importation of Animals (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 29th July 1996.

Amendment2

In the definition of “animals” in article 2(1) of the Importation of Animals Order 19772, for the words “ruminating animals and swine”, there shall be substituted the words “ruminating animals, swine and elephants”.

Angela BrowningParliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food8th July 1996

LindsayParliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office4th July 1996

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Jonathan EvansParliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Welsh Office4th July 1996

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Importation of Animals Order 1977 so as to extend its operation to regulate the importation into Great Britain of elephants.