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The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 10(1) and (2)(a) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984[1] makes the following Regulations - Title, commencement and extent 1. - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Emergency Licences) (England) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 25th April 2001. (2) These Regulations shall apply to England only. Interpretation 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
Power to issue emergency licences during outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease
(b) may be made subject to such conditions and exclusions as the Minister may think fit.
(3) The Minister may modify, suspend or revoke any emergency licence at any time either -
(b) in the case of a specific licence, by giving notice in writing to the holder of the licence.
(4) An emergency licence shall automatically expire 2 months after the end of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease during which it is issued.
(This note is not part of the Regulations) Regulation 3 of these Regulations empowers the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to issue emergency licences during outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (as defined in regulation 2). Regulation 4 of these Regulations provides that an emergency licence may authorise the licensee to do things that would normally be prohibited by the Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Animal Health) (England and Wales) Regulations 1985 ("the 1985 Regulations"), which controls a range of activities related to the artificial insemination of cattle. Regulation 5 provides that anyone making a statement or providing information for the purpose of obtaining an emergency licence must reasonably believe that the statement or the information is true. Regulation 6 of these Regulations amends regulation 4 of the 1985 Regulations to provide that the 1985 Regulations shall not apply in relation to anything done in accordance with an emergency licence issued under regulation 3 of these Regulations. Failure to comply with the conditions of an emergency licence or with regulation 5 of these Regulations is an offence against section 10(6) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984, for which the maximum penalty is three months imprisonment and/or a fine at level 3 on the standard scale (currently, £1,000). A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared in respect of these Regulations. Notes: [1] 1984 c. 40; see section 10(8) for the definition of "appropriate Minister".back [2] S.I. 1985/1861; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2001/380.back [3] S.I. 1983/1950, as amended by S.I. 1993/3119, S.I. 1995/2922, S.I. 2001/571, S.I. 2001/680, S.I. 2001/974 and S.I. 2001/1078.back
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