S.I. No. 107/2001 - Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (Import Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order, 2001


I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 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 2001/208/EC of 14 March, 20011 , hereby order as follows:-

1.           This order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Import Restrictions) (No.2)(Amendment) Order, 2001.

2.           The Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease)(Import Restrictions)(No.2) Order, 2001 ( S.I. No. 83 of 2001 ) is amended by the substitution for the definition of “restricted areas” of the following definition -

“‘restricted areas’ means the French Departments of Mayenne, Orme, and Seine et Marne.”.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

28 March, 2001

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 extends the restricted areas in The Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Import Restrictions) (No.2) Order, 2001 to include the French Department of Seine et Marne.

1 O.J. L 73 of 15.3.1001, p.38