2001 No. 968 (W.46)
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 3) Order 2001
Made at:
Coming into force at:
The National Assembly for Wales and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1 and 8 of the Animal Health Act 19811 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, make the following Order:
Title, application and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 3) Order 2001; it extends to Wales and shall come into force on 14th March 2001 at 7.00 pm.
Amendment to the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 19832
1
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 19832 in so far it applies to Wales, shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this article.
2
In paragraph (1) of article 3 (Interpretation), after the definition of “suspected animal” there shall be inserted the following definition—
“trunk road” shall have the same meaning as in section 329(1) of the Highways Act 19803;
3
For paragraph 1(a) of article 8 (Restrictions to operate immediately on certification of suspected case of disease) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
a
the movement is through the area by railway, motorway or trunk road and the animal is not unloaded within the area; or
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19984
Signed at 6.00 p.m. on 14th March 2001
Signed at 5.35 p.m. 3on 14th March 2001
(This note is not part of the Order)