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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2008 No. 38

ANIMALS

animal health

The Bluetongue Order (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made

1st February 2008

Coming into operation

22nd February 2008

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. PART I

    INTRODUCTION

    1. 1. Citation and commencement

    2. 2. Interpretation

    3. 3. Exemptions

  2. PART II

    SUSPECTED AND CONFIRMED BLUETONGUE

    1. 4. Initial requirements where bluetongue is known or suspected

    2. 5. Notification by inspectors

    3. 6. Confirmation of bluetongue on premises

    4. 7. Powers of veterinary inspectors and officers

    5. 8. Temporary control zones

    6. 9. Measures when the disease is confirmed

    7. 10. Restrictions in protection and surveillance zones

    8. 11. Premises straddling zones

    9. 12. Powers of inspectors and officers in control, temporary control or restricted zones

    10. 13. Slaughter of animals

    11. 14. Subsequent movement of animals

    12. 15. Bluetongue outside Northern Ireland

    13. 16. Declaration of zones

  3. PART III

    MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 17. Monitoring and Surveillance

    2. 18. Vaccination against bluetongue

    3. 19. Powers of inspectors in case of default

    4. 20. General powers of inspectors

    5. 21. Damage

    6. 22. Licences

    7. 23. Provision of assistance

    8. 24. Revocations

Go to Explanatory Note

This Order makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) and it appears to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development that it is expedient for the reference to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1266/2007(2) to be construed as references to that Regulation as amended from time to time.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development(3) makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 (4) and Articles 5(1), 10(6), 12(1), 14, 19, 20, 44, 46(7A) and 60(1) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(5):

(2)

O.J. No. L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 37 Back [2]

(3)

Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland: see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Art. 3(4) Back [3]

(4)

Paragraph 1A was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) Back [4]

(5)

S.I.1981/1115 (N.I.22) as amended by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I.) Art.17 and S.I. 1994/1891 (N.I. 6) Art.20, 22 and 23 Back [5]

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