The Export of Pigs, Porcine Material and Bovine Animals (Scotland)Regulations 2000
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The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them bysection 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972[1] and of allother powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the followingRegulations: Citation, commencement and extent
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Amendment of the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement ) Order
1995
is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of thisregulation. (2) In paragraph (1) of article 8 (restriction on movement of pigs within20 days of a previous movement) the words "and to the provisions ofarticle 8A" shall be inserted after the word 'article'. (3) Article 8(2)(c) shall be omitted. (4) The following article shall be inserted after
article 8-
8A - (1) Whenever any pig has been moved to any premises (other than acollection centre), it shall not be lawful to move any pig from thosepremises for direct export or to move any pig to a collecting centre forexport from there before the expiry of a period of 30 days from the day onwhich the first pig referred to was delivered to those premises.". 3. - (1) The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Scotland)Regulations 2000[2] are amended in accordance with thefollowing paragraphs of this Regulation. (2) In paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 3-
(b) The official health certificate accompanying all porcine semen
exportedfrom Scotland to other member states must contain the statement:
"Semenin accordance with Commission Decision 2000/528/EC of 24 August 2000concerning
certain protection measures relating to Classical Swine Fever inthe United
Kingdom and repealing Decision 2000/515/EC.".
>* Delete as appropriate.".
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, implement CommissionDecision 2000/528/EC concerning certain protection measures relating toClassical Swine Fever in the United Kingdom and repealing Decision2000/515/EC (O.J. L 214, 25.8.00, p.42) ("the Commission Decision"). The Regulations amend the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement)Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/11) by introducing a restriction on movement of pigsfrom any premises for export if any pigs have been moved to those premisesduring the previous period of 30 days (regulation 2). The Regulations also make consequential amendments to the Animals andAnimal Products (Imports and Export) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I.2000/216) ("the principal Regulations") in relation to therequirements for health certificates accompanying pigs or porcine semen,ova or embryos which are exported directly from Scotland to other MemberStates. The Regulations also insert a reference to Directive 2000/20/EC of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council (O.J. L 163, 4.7.00, p.35) intoparagraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations as it hasbeen published since the principal Regulations were made. Directive2000/20/EC introduces transitional provisions in relation to testingrequirements for bovine animals under Council Directive 64/432/EEC onhealth problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swineas replaced by the Annex to Council Directive 97/12/EC (O.J. L 109,25.4.97, p.1).
Notes: [1] 1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act1998 (c.46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The functions conferred on aMinister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act1972, insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to theScottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.back [2] S.S.I. 2000/216.back
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