Zoonoses Order 1988

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1988/2264
Year1988

1988 No. 2264

ANIMALSANIMAL HEALTH

The Zoonoses Order 1988

Made 21th December 1988

Coming into force 22th December 1988

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, 7(1), 8(1), 15(4), 29(1) and (2), 72, 86(1) and 88(2) of the Animal Health Act 19811and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

S-1 Title and commencement

Title and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Zoonoses Order 1988 and shall come into force on 22nd December 1988.

S-2 Interpretation

Interpretation

2. In this Order —

the Act” means the Animal Health Act 1981;

“animals” means bovine animals, sheep, goats, deer and all other ruminating animals;

“the Ministers” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly.

S-3 Designation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy for the purposes of section 29

Designation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy for the purposes of section 29

3.—(1) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, being a disease of animals which, in the opinion of the Ministers, constitutes a risk within the meaning of section 29 of the Act, is hereby designated for the purposes of that section.

(2) The provisions of the Act listed in the Schedule to this Order shall apply in relation to bovine spongiform encephalopathy with a view to reducing the risk to human health from that disease.684

S-4 Amendment of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1988

Amendment of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1988

4. In article 2 of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 19882the words “in its application to this Order” shall be omitted.

Trumpington

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Sanderson of Bowden

Minister of State, Scottish Office

20th December 1988

Peter Walker

Secretary of State for Wales

20th December 1988

SCHEDULE

Article 3(2)

PROVISIONS OF THE ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 1981 APPLIED IN RELATION TO BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY WITH A VIEW TO REDUCING THE RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH FROM THAT DISEASE

Provision

Description

Section 1

General powers of Ministers to make Orders

Section 7

Cleansing and disinfection

Section 8

Movement generally

Section 25

Movement generally

Section 50

Local authorities for the purposes of the Act

Section 51

Local authorities and their districts

Section 52

Inspectors and other officers of local authorities

Section 53

Borrowing powers of local authorities

Section 59

Default of local authorities

Section 60

Powers and duties of constables

Section 63

General powers of inspectors

Section 66

Refusal of admission to land etc. and obstruction

Section 67

Issue of false licences

Section 68

Issue of licences etc. in blank

Section 69

Falsely obtaining licences etc.

Section 71

Other offences as to licences

Section 72

Offences made and declared by and under the Act

Section 73

General offences

Section 75

Punishment for offences

Section 77

Money recoverable summarily or a civil debt

Section 78

Right of appeal

Section 79

Evidence and procedure under the Act685

Section 81

Reports to Ministers

Section 83

Form and service of instruments under the Act

Section 84

Fees

Section 86

Ministers and their functions

Section 87

Meaning of “animals” and “poultry”

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