Diseases of Animals Act, 1960

Amendments of the Diseases of Animals (Bovine Tuberculosis) Act, 1957.

5.—(1) The Diseases of Animals (Bovine Tuberculosis) Act, 1957 , is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution in section 1 for the definition of “accredited area” of the following:

“‘attested area’ has the meaning specified in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 2;”,

(b) by the substitution in section 2 and in subsections (2) and (3) of section 5 for “accredited”, in each case where that word occurs, of “attested”, and

(c) by the substitution in subsection (1) of section 5 for “Register of Accredited Herds” of “Register of Attested Herds”.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on such day as the Minister for Agriculture by order appoints.