Prevention of Foot and Mouth Disease Regulations

PREVENTION OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE [S.L.36.21 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 36.21 PREVENTION OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE REGULATIONS 22nd December, 1967 LEGAL NOTICE 83 of 1967, as amended by Legal Notices 22 of 1968 and 150 of 1976. Title.1. The title of these Regulations is Prevention of Foot and Mouth Disease Regulations. Order for re export. 2. The Minister responsible for Agriculture may order any meat, meat products, animal offals or parts of an animal imported into these Islands to be re-exported within such time as he may consider expedient, when he is satisfied that in the country of origin of such meat, meat products, animal offals or parts of an animal there is or there has been at any time during the period of three months immediately preceding the day of importation into these Islands a case of foot and mouth disease. Destruction of meat. 3. Where an importer fails to comply with such order within the t ime prescr ibed as above , the Minis te r respons ib le for agriculture may order the meat, meat products, animal offals or parts of an animal in regard to which such order was made to be destroyed at the expense of the importer. Prohibition of landing of swill. Added by: L.N. 22 of 1968. Substituted by: L.N. 150 of 1976 4. No swill shall be landed from any ship, yacht, pleasure craft, boat or other vessel or from any aircraft whatsoever without the prior approval of the Director of Agriculture and under such conditions as the said Director may deem fit to impose.