2006 No. 2166

ANIMALS, ENGLANDANIMAL HEALTH

The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 2006

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(4), 32(2) and 88(2) of the Animal Health Act 19811 and now vested in him:

Title, commencement and application1

This Order—

a

may be cited as the Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 2006;

b

comes into force on 29th August 2006;

c

applies in England only.

Amendment of the Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 19922

In article 2(1) (application of section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981) of the Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 19922 after “Epizootic haemorrhagic virus disease” insert “Equine infectious anaemia”.

Amendment of the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 19963

In Part I of Schedule 1 (specified diseases) to the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 19963 after “Epizootic haemorrhagic virus disease” insert “Equine infectious anaemia”.

Ben BradshawParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order amends the Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/3159) by adding equine infectious anaemia to the list of diseases to which section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981 applies (under which the Secretary of State may cause animals to be slaughtered).

Article 3 amends the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/2628) by adding equine infectious anaemia to the list of specified diseases in relation to which the notification provisions in article 3 of that Order apply.

A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament; copies can be obtained from the Surveillance, Zoonoses and Emerging Issues Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 1A Page Street, London SW1P 4PQ.