S.I. No. 133/2011 - European Communities (Foot and Mouth Disease) (Restrictions on Imports from Bulgaria) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 1st April, 2011. | ||
I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving further effect to Commission Decision No. 2011/44/EU of 19 January 20111 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Foot and Mouth Disease) (Restrictions on Imports from Bulgaria) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. | ||
2. The European Communities (Foot and Mouth Disease) (Restrictions on Imports from Bulgaria) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 12 of 2011 ) are amended, in Regulation 2(1), by substituting for the definition of “Commission Decision” the following | ||
“ ‘Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision No. 2011/44/EU of 19 January 2011;”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
24 March 2011. | ||
SIMON COVENEY, | ||
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These regulations give further effect to Commission Decision No. 2011/44/EU of 19 January 2011 and concern restrictions on imports from Bulgaria due to the presence of Foot and Mouth Disease in that country. | ||