S.I. No. 43/1990 - Importation of Livestock (Amendment) Order, 1990.
S.I. No. 43 of 1990. | ||
IMPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1990. | ||
I, MICHAEL O'KENNEDY, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 and 30 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 Importation of Livestock (Amendment) Order, 1990. | ||
(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of March, 1990. | ||
(3) The Importation of Livestock Order, 1970, and this Order may be cited together as the Importation of Livestock Orders, 1970 and 1990. 2. In this Order— | ||
"the Principal Order" means the Importation of Livestock Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 296 of 1970 ). 3. The Principal Order is hereby amended by the insertion of "(other than a bovine animal less than six months of age)" after 99"livestock" in Article 4 thereof. | ||
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 26th day of February, 1990. | ||
MICHAEL O'KENNEDY, | ||
Minister for Agriculture and Food. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||
This Order extends the application of the Importation of Livestock Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 296 of 1970 ), to the importation of bovine animals less than six months of age from Northern Ireland. It prohibits the importation of such animals except under licence. |