- Welsh Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 2840 (W.204)
The Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (Contingency Planning) (Wales) Order 2005
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| Made | 11 October 2005 | ||
| Coming into force | 20 October 2005 |
The National Assembly for Wales in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 14A(1)(b) and (8)(c) of the Animal Health Act 1981[1] makes the following Order—
Title, commencement and application
1. —(1) The title of this Order is The Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (Contingency Planning) (Wales) Order 2005 and it comes into force on 20 October 2005.
(2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.
Applicability of section 14A of the Animal Health Act 1981
2. Section 14A of the Animal Health Act 1981 (National contingency plan) applies to avian influenza and Newcastle disease.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[2].
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
11 October 2005
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that the requirements in section 14A of the Animal Health Act 1981 (as inserted by the Animal Health Act 2002 c.42) apply to Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease. Section 14A provides for the preparation of national contingency plans indicating the arrangements which the National Assembly for Wales intends to put in place for the purpose of dealing with an occurrence of disease.
A regulatory appraisal of the effect which this instrument will have on the costs of business has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the National Assembly for Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.
Notes:
[1] 1981 c.22 as amended by the Animal Health Act 2002 (c.42). Section 18 of the 2002 Act inserted section 14A into the 1981 Act, conferring powers on the National Assembly for Wales in relation to Wales. The Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (England and Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1734) extended certain powers in the 1981 Act exercisable in relation to Foot-and-Mouth disease to avian influenza and Newcastle disease.back
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