S.I. No. 61/2001 - Diseases of Animals (Restriction of Movement of Animals) Order, 2001 (Amendment) Order, 2001

I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 , 13 , 46 and 48 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 )) hereby order as follows:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals (Restriction of Movement of Animals) Order, 2001 (Amendment) Order, 2001.

2.  Article 3 of this Order shall come into operation at 6 o'clock in the afternoon of the 3rd day of March, 2001.

3.  In Article 3(i) of the Diseases of Animals (Restriction of Movement of Animals) Order, 2001 ( S.I. No. 56 of 2001 ) “With effect from 6 March 2001” is hereby revoked.

4.  Article 3(ii) of the Diseases of Animals (Restriction of Movement of Animals) Order, 2001 ( S.I. No. 56 of 2001 ) shall be construed and have effect as if “, under this Order or any other Order made under the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 .” were inserted after “Minister”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order amends the Diseases of Animals (Restriction of Movement of Animals) Order, 2001 ( S.I. No. 56 of 2001 ). The effect of the amendment is (a) to delete the commencing date of 6 March 2001 in relation to the movement of animals directly to slaughter only by permit issued by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development under the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 , and (b) to enable an animal-movement permit issued under the Act other than that issued under S.I. No. 56 to be used for the movement of animals to slaughter or any other destination.