S.I. No. 12/2002 - Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (Restriction on Imports From The United Kingdom) (No. 3) Order 2001 (Second Amendment) Order 2002


I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, 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 and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1999 ( S.I. No. 307 of 1999 )), and for the purpose of giving effect to the Commission Decision 2001/740/EC of 19 October 20011 as amended by Commission Decision 2001/763/EC of 30 October 20012 , Commission Decision 2001/789/EC of 12 November 20013 , Commission Decision 2001/848/EC of 30 November 20014 , Commission Decision 2001/911/EC of 19 December 20015 , Commission Decision 2001/938 of 28 December 20016 and Commission Decision 2002/37/EC of 15 January 20027 , hereby order as follows:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Restriction on Imports from the United Kingdom) (No. 3) Order 2001 (Second Amendment) Order 2002.

2.  The Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Restriction on Imports from the United Kingdom) (No. 3) Order 2001 ( S.I. No. 490 of 2001 ) is amended by the substitution for the definition of “Commission Decision” (inserted by the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Restriction on Imports from the United Kingdom) (No. 3) Order 2001 (Amendment) Order, 2002 ( S.I. No. 6 of 2002 )), of—

“  ‘Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision 2001/740/EC of 19 October 20011 as amended by Commission Decision 2001/763/EC of 30 October 20012, Commission Decision 2001/789/EC of 12 November 20013, Commission Decision 2001/848/EC of 30 November 20014, Commission Decision 2001/911/EC of 19 December 20015, Commission Decision 2001/938 of 28 December 20016 and Commission Decision 2002/37/EC of 15 January 20027;”.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 22nd day of January, 2002.

JOE WALSH,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This Order takes the necessary steps to implement Commission Decision 2002/37/EC regarding foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.

1 O.J. No. L 277 of 20.10.2001, p. 30

2 O.J. No. L 287 of 31.10.2001, p. 36

3 O.J. No. L 295 of 13.11.2001, p. 25

4 O.J. No. L 315 of 01.12.2001, p. 64

5 O.J. No. L 337 of 20.12.2001, p. 39

6 O.J. No. L 345 of 29.12.2001, p. 99

7 O.J. No. L 15 of 17.1.2002, p. 34