Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 233

The Movement and Sale of Pigs (Amendment) Order 1987

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1987 No. 233

ANIMALS
ANIMAL HEALTH

The Movement and Sale of Pigs (Amendment) Order 1987

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1, 7(1), 8(1) and 25 of the Animal Health Act 1981^[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, order as follows:—

Title and commencement

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Movement and Sale of Pigs (Amendment) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 10th March 1987.

Amendment

    2.    The Movement and Sale of Pigs Order 1975^[2] shall be amended as follows:—
 (a) at the end of article 2(3) (movements of pigs exempt from movement restrictions) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph:—
"(f) movement of pigs for breeding purposes under the authority of a licence issued under article 5 of this Order, being a licence in the form set out in Schedule 4, and the return home of those pigs under the authority of such a licence." ;

 (b) in article 5(3) (licences for movements of pigs)—
 (i) after the words "to which the licence is to relate" there shall be inserted the words "or his agent authorised in writing for this purpose"; and
 (ii) after the words "at which the mating is to take place" there shall be inserted the words "or his agent authorised in writing for this purpose"; and
 (c) for Schedule 5 (form of declarations to be made before a licence for the movement of pigs will be issued) there shall be substituted the Schedule to this Order.

In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 12th February 1987.


Michael Jopling

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food


John J. Mackay

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office

17th February 1987

Nicholas Edwards

Secretary of State for Wales

17th February 1987

[1] 1981 c. 22. back

[2] S.I. 1975/203, as amended by S.I. 1975/346. back

Explanatory Note