S.I. No. 79/1988 - Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order, 1988.

S.I. No. 79 of 1988.

BRUCELLOSIS IN CATTLE (GENERAL PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1988.

I, MICHAEL O'KENNEDY, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 and 13 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966), as adapted by the Agriculture (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 97 of 1987 ), hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order, 1988.

(2) The collective citation "the Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) Order, 1980 to 1988" shall include this Order.

(3) This Order shall come into operation on the 30th day of April, 1988.

2. The Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 286 of 1980 ), is hereby amended—

(a) in Article 17, by the deletion of paragraph (2), and

(b) in Article 18, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (1):

"(1) An eligible animal may not be moved into or out of a holding unless the person in charge of the animal has in his possession a cattle identity card or a permit permitting such movement issued by the Minister and relating to the animal.".

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 27th day of May, 1988.

MICHAEL O'KENNEDY,

Minister for Agriculture and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order removes the requirement for a brucellosis pre-movement test in respect of the domestic trade.