Diseases of Animals (Modification) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. No. 181 of 1997)

Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). Northern Ireland Statutory Rules are not carried in their revised form on this site. S T A T U T O R Y R U L E S O F N O R T H E R N I R E L A N D 1997 No. 181 ANIMALS Diseases of Animals (Modification) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 Made - - - - 24th March 1997 Coming into operation 14th April 1997 The Department of Agriculture, being satisfied that the modifications of Schedule 2 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1) set out in Article 2 are necessary or expedient for the purposes of that Order, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 16(2) of that Order and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: Citation and commencement 1. This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals (Modification) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 14th April 1997. Modification of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 2. In paragraph 12A(4) of Part II of Schedule 2 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(2), for the definition of “herd” there shall be substituted the following definition— ““herd” means— (a) all female bovine animals, which are in milk or in calf; and (b) all male bovine animals which are or have been used for breeding purposes, which are kept on the same holding and managed as a separate production unit at the time of service of a notice in the form set out in Schedule 2 to the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order (Northern Ireland) 1995(3) in relation to that holding;”. (1) S.I.1981/1115 (N.I. 22); the relevant amending Orders are S.R. 1990 No. 135, S.R. 1995 No. 273, S.R. 1996 No. 238 and S.R. 1996 No. 592 (2) Paragraph 12A as substituted by S.R. 1995 No. 273 and modified by S.R. 1996 No. 238 and S.R. 1996 No. 592 (3) S.R. 1995 No. 274 as amended by S.R. 1996 No. 362 and S.R. 1996 No. 593 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1981/1115 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1990/135 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1995/273 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1996/238 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1996/592 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1995/273 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1996/238 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1996/592 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1995/274 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1996/362 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1996/593 Document Generated: 2013-04-02 Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). Northern Ireland Statutory Rules are not carried in their revised form on this site. 2 Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on 24th March 1997. P. T. Toal Assistant Secretary Document Generated: 2013-04-02 Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). Northern Ireland Statutory Rules are not carried in their revised form on this site. 3 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order.) This Order further modifies Part II of Schedule 2 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 by substituting the definition of “herd” in that Part. Where the animals slaughtered as a result of being exposed to the infection of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy represent more than 10% of a herd, enhanced compensation is payable.