S.I. No. 292/2009 - Diseases of Animals Act 1966 Rabies (Notification and Control of Animal Diseases) (Amendment) Order 2009

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 31st July, 2009.

I, BRENDAN SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 , 6 , 12 , 13 , 14 and 15 (as amended by the Diseases of Animals (Amendment) Act 2001 (No. 3 of 2001)) and 53 (3) of the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (No. 6 of 1966) (as adapted by the Agriculture and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 705 of 2007 )), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Notification and Control of Animal Diseases) (Amendment) Order 2009.

2. The Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Notification and Control of Animal Diseases) Order 2008 ( S.I. No. 101 of 2008 ) is amended in the Schedule by the insertion—

(a) after “Glanders (farcy) in horses, asses and mules”. of “Hendra virus”,

(b) after “Peste des petits ruminants”. of “Piroplasmosis”,

(c) after “Sheep scab”. of “Surra” and

(d) after “Warble fly”. of “West Nile Virus”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

17 July 2009.

BRENDAN SMITH,

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

This Order makes Hendra virus, Piroplasmosis, Surra and West Nile Virus notifiable diseases.