S.I. No. 573/2007 - Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Foot and Mouth Disease) Restriction on Imports from Great Britain) Order 2007
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT 1966 (FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE) RESTRICTION ON IMPORTS FROM GREAT BRITAIN) ORDER 2007 | ||
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 14th August, 2007. | ||
The Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the power conferred on her by sections 3 and 13 of the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (No. 6 of 1966) (as adapted by the Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 306 of 2002 )), hereby orders as follows: | ||
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Foot and Mouth disease) (Restriction on imports from Great Britain) Order 2007. | ||
(2) In this Order— | ||
“animal product” includes fresh meat, meat products, semen, ova, embryos, raw milk and products derived from raw milk, hides and skins of bovine, ovine, porcine and caprine animals and other biungulates; | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for Agriculture and Food. | ||
2. A person shall not import a bovine, ovine, porcine or caprine animal or other biungulate, or the carcase or an unprocessed animal product derived from such animal, from Great Britain either directly or across the land frontier save under and in accordance with a licence. | ||
3. A person shall not have in his or her possession or under his or her control an animal, carcase or unprocessed animal product imported in contravention of Article 2. | ||
4. (1) The Minister may grant a licence, attach conditions to the licence, vary a condition, revoke a licence or refuse an application. | ||
(2) An application for a licence shall be in a form and contain such information as the Minister may determine. | ||
5. A person importing a bovine, ovine, porcine or caprine animal or other biungulate, or the carcase or an unprocessed animal product derived from such animal, from Great Britain in accordance with Article 2 shall have the licence relating to the import in his or her immediate possession and shall produce it on request to an authorised officer. | ||
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Agriculture and Food | ||
4 August 2007 | ||
TOM MORAN | ||
A person authorised to authenticate the seal of the said Minister | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) | ||
The effect of this Order is to prohibit the import from Great Britain of animals susceptible to foot and mouth disease and unprocessed products derived from such animals except under licence. |
