The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Wales) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/2480 (W.)
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Title, application and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Wales) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2002; it applies to Wales and shall come into force on 30th September 2002.

Section 2 Amendment of the Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Wales) (No. 2) Order 2002

(1) The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Wales) (No. 2) Order 2002 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this article.

(2) In article 2, the definition of “hunting” shall be deleted.

(3) For article 3(3)(f), there shall be substituted the following—

(f) a ram or a goat of either sex which is being returned to those premises from a place to which it had been moved for breeding purposes provided it is isolated from all other animals there for 20 days after the date of its return unless, in the case of a goat, it is sent back to that place for a further attempt at breeding having been so isolated since the date of its return;

(4) In article 3 (10), for the words “a veterinary inspector” there shall be substituted “an inspector”.

(5) For article 3(11), there shall be substituted the following—

(11) A notice issued under paragraph (10) may be varied or revoked at any time by a further notice in writing issued by—

(a) a veterinary inspector, if the notice to be varied or revoked was issued by a veterinary inspector; or

(b) a veterinary or any other inspector, if the notice to be varied or revoked was issued by an inspector other than a veterinary inspector.

(11A) A notice issued under paragraph (11) shall be served on the persons on whom the notice which it varies or revokes was served.

(6) For article 4(b), there shall be substituted the following—

(b) receive from a slaughterhouse

(i) any pig, or

(ii) any other animal unless under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector.

(7) Article 5 shall be deleted.

(8) In article 6(3) the words “or 5(2)(b)” shall be deleted.

(9) For the words “for the purpose of making two or more premises” in article 6(4), substitute “in relation to”.

(10) In article 9(1) for the word “will” after “inspector”, there shall be substituted the word “may”.