The Zoonoses (Amendment) (England) Order 2021
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2021/165 |
2021 No. 165
Animals, EnglandAnimal Health
The Zoonoses (Amendment) (England) Order 2021
Made 18th February 2021
Coming into force 22th February 2021
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 7(1), and (2), 8(1), 17(1), 23, 29 and 72 of the Animal Health Act 19811:
Citation, commencement, extent and application
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Zoonoses (Amendment) (England) Order 2021 and comes into force on 22nd February 2021.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.
Amendment of the Zoonoses Order 1989
2. The Zoonoses Order 19892is amended as follows.
Amendment to article 4
3.—(1) In article 4—
(a)
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) for “animals and poultry” substitute “when carried in a relevant host”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), omit “and”;
(iii) after sub-paragraph (b), insert—
“(c)
“(c)Coxiella burnetii;
(d)
(d) severe acute respiratory coronavirus syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2).”;
(b)
(b) After paragraph 2, insert—
“3. In this article “relevant host” means—
(a) in the case of organisms mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), any animal or poultry;
(b) in the case of the organism mentioned in sub-paragraph (c), any cattle, sheep, camelids and goats;
(c) in the case of the organism mentioned in sub-paragraph (d), any mammal.”.
Amendment to Article 8
4. In article 8—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “a designated organism” substitute “an organism designated by article 4(1)(a) or (b)”;
(b) in paragraph (5), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute “animal” means cattle (including water buffalo and bison), horse, deer, sheep, goat, pig, rabbit or dog.”.
5. After article 8, insert—
“8ZA Reporting of presence of an organism designated by article 4(1)(c) or 4(1)(d)
8ZA.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) below, where the presence or former presence of an organism designated by article 4(1)(c) or (d) is identified in a sample taken from a mammal or the carcase of a mammal, by a laboratory examination or by a serological or other examination carried out elsewhere than at a laboratory, the person in charge of the laboratory, or, in the case of an examination carried out elsewhere than at a laboratory, the person carrying out such examination shall forthwith make to a veterinary officer of the Minister a written or oral report containing the particulars specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.
(2) A person who is under an obligation to make a report under paragraph (1) above must, if so required by an officer of the appropriate Minister, supply that officer with a culture or diagnostic material of the designated organism in respect of which that obligation arose.
(3) Nothing in paragraph (1) requires a person to make a report...
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