S.I. No.
613/2005 — European Communities (Amendment of Cruelty to Animals Act 1876)
Regulations 2005
S.I. No. 613/2005 — European Communities
(Amendment of Cruelty to Animals Act 1876) Regulations 2005 2005
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S.I. No. 613 of 2005
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European Communities (Amendment of
Cruelty to Animals Act 1876) Regulations 2005
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I, Mary Harney,
Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on me
by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 and for the purpose of
giving effect to Directive 2003/65/EC1
of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 22 July 2003, amending Council Directive 86/609/EEC2 on
the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of
the Member States regarding the protection of animals used for experimental
and other purposes, hereby make the following regulations:
1. These
regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Amendment of Cruelty
to Animals Act 1876) Regulations 2005.
2. The
Cruelty to Animals Act 1876, 39 & 40 Vict.,
Ch.77, 1876, as amended by the European Communities (Amendment of Cruelty to
Animals Act, 1876) Regulations 2002 is further amended by inserting the
following after section 5A(3):
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“(4) Changes to Annexes to Directive
86/609/EEC shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedures set
out below:
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(a) The Commission shall be assisted
by a Committee.
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(b) Articles 5 and 7 of Decision
1999/468/EC3 shall apply, having regard to the
provisions of Article 8 thereof. The period laid down in Article 5(6) of
Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
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(c) The Committee shall adopt its
rules of procedure.”
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Given under my Official Seal this 26th
day of September, 2005
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Mary Harney
Minister for Health and Children
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Explanatory Memorandum
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(This note is not part of the Regulations and
does not purport to be a legal interpretation)
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These Regulations give effect to Directive 2003/65/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 86/609/EEC on the
approximation of law, regulations and administrative provisions of the
Member States regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and
other scientific purposes.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND CHILDREN
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September, 2005
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1 OJ L 230, 16.9.2003, p.
32.
2 OJ L 358, 18.12.1986, p.
1.
3 OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p
23.
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