Importation of Animal Pathogens Order 1980
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1980/1212 |
| Year | 1980 |
1980 No. 1212
ANIMALS
DISEASES OF ANIMALS
The Importation of Animal Pathogens Order 198011thAugust 1980
19thAugust 1980
1stOctober 1980
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 24, 84(2) and 84(3) of the Diseases of Animals Act 1950(a), and now vested in them (b), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby order as follows:—
Citation, extent and commencement
1. This order, which may be cited as The Importation of Animal Pathogens Order 1980, shall apply throughout Great Britain, and shall come into operation on 1st October 1980.
Extension of definitions of "poultry" and "disease"
2. For the purpose of the Act, in its application to this order—
(a) the definition of the expression "poultry" in section 84(2) of the Act is hereby extended so as to comprise quails, and
(b) the definition of the expression "disease" in section 84(3)(a) and (b) of the Act is hereby extended so as to comprise any disease of animals or birds.
Interpretation
3. In this order, unless the context otherwise requires—
"the Act" means the Diseases of Animals Act 1950, as amended or extended by any subsequent enactment;
"animals" means cattle, sheep, goats and all other ruminating animals, horses and swine;
"animal pathogen" means any collection or culture of organisms or any derivative either on its own or in recombinant form of such collection or culture of organisms which may cause disease in animals or poultry;
"appropriate Minister" in the application of this order to England, means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in the application of this order to Scotland, means the Secretary of State for Scotland and in the application of this order to Wales, means the Secretary of State for Wales;
(a) 1950 c. 36; section 24 was amended by section 1 of the Diseases of Animals Act 1975 (c. 40).
(b) By the Transfer of Functions (Animal Health) Order 1955 (S.I. 1955/958) and the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272).
"carrier" means any living creature except man which may carry or transmit an animal pathogen or the tissue, cell culture, body fluid or excreta of such creature by or by means of which an animal pathogen may be carried or transmitted;
"importation" includes the importation of an animal pathogen in combination or admixture with any other material or in any living creature except man being used as a carrier of that pathogen for the purpose of importation;
"licence" means a licence issued under article 4(2) of this order;
"vehicle" includes any vessel, boat, hovercraft, aircraft and any other description of vehicle or any part thereof.
Prohibition on importation of animal pathogens and carriers
4.—(1) The importation into Great Britain of an animal pathogen or carrier is hereby prohibited except...
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