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S.I. No. 227 of 2001
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Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Prohibition on
the Use of Swill) (Amendment) Order, 2001
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I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food and
Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3
and 13 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966) as adapted by
the Agriculture and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of
Minister) Order, 1999 ( S.I. No. 307 of 1999 )), hereby order as follows:-
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1. (1) This Order may be cited as the
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Prohibition on the Use of Swill) (Amendment) Order,
2001.
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(2) In this Order, “Principal Order” means
the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Prohibition on the Use of Swill) Order, 2001 (
S.I. No. 104 of 2001 ).
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2. (1) Articles 3 and 4 of the
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Prohibition on the Use of Swill) Order, 2001 ( S.I.
No. 104 of 2001 ) shall not apply to the collection or feeding of swill that
consists of or contains —
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(a) cereal grains,
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(b) edible material of plant or vegetable
origin,
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(c) bread and dough (including biscuits), or
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(d) chocolate
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that is a product or by-product of brewing, baking or another
industrial process and has not been mixed with or been in contact with an
animal, animal product or any thing to which paragraphs (a), (b), (d) or (e)
of Article 2 of the Principal Order applies.
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(2) Paragraph (1) of this
Article shall not apply to domestic, catering or restaurant waste or
by-products.
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GIVEN under My Official Seal,
24 May, 2001
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Joe Walsh
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Minister for Agriculture, Food And Rural
Development
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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(This note is not part of the Instrument
and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
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This Order amends Foot-and-Mouth Disease
(Prohibition on the Use of Swill) Order, 2001 ( S.I. No. 104 of 2001 ), to permit
the feeding of swill containing certain non-animal products, to animals
under stringent conditions.
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Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 2
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