S.I. No. 71/1996 - European Communities (Importation of Cattle From The United Kingdom) Regulations, 1996.


S.I. No. 71 of 1996.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (IMPORTATION OF CATTLE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM) REGULATIONS, 1996.

I, IVAN YATES, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving effect to Article 10 of Council Directive 90/425/EEC(1) of 26 June 1990, as last amended by Council Directive 92/118/EEC(2) of 17 December 1992, hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)O.J. No. L224 of 18.8.1990, p. 29.

(2)O.J. No. L62 of 15.3.1993, p. 49.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Importation of Cattle from the United Kingdom) Regulations, 1996.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 26th day of March, 1996.

2. The European Communities (Importation of Cattle from the United Kingdom) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 152 of 1995 ) are hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 26th day of March, 1996.

IVAN YATES,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations revoke the European Communities (Importation of Cattle from the United Kingdom) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 152 of 1995 ). The importation of cattle from the United Kingdom is accordingly prohibited except under licence.