Statutory Rule 2002 No. 296

      Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002


      © Crown Copyright 2002

      Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Government Printer for Northern Ireland.

      The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.

      It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland does not extend to the Government Printer for Northern Ireland imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Rule which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Rule on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document.

      The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Rule which is published by the Government Printer for Northern Ireland has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002, ISBN 0 33794361 3. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Rule can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.

      Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.

      To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.


STATUTORY RULES OF NORTHERN IRELAND


2002 No. 296

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

ANIMALS

Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

  Made 19th September 2002 
  Coming into operation 21st October 2002 

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, being a Department designated[1] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972[2] in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
     1. These Regulations may be cited as the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 21st October 2002.

Interpretation
    
2.  - (1) In these Regulations "the principal Regulations" means the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000[3].

    (2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954[4] shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Amendment of the principal Regulations
     3.  - (1) In Regulation 12 of the principal Regulations -

    (a) in paragraph (2) after the words "Council Directive 64/432/EEC" there shall be added the words -

      " and is satisfied that the operator of the assembly centre has agreed to comply with the requirements for the operation of the centre which the Department has specified in an operational agreement as being the requirements the inspector believes are necessary to ensure the centre is capable of being operated in accordance with the second indent of Article 3(2) of Council Directive 90/425/EEC"; and

    (b) in paragraph (3), after the words "cattle or pigs" there shall be inserted the words "or sheep or goats".

    (2) In Part I of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations -

    (a) in paragraph 9, after the entry referring to Commission Decision 97/315/EC there shall be added the following entry -

      " Commission Decision 2001/327/EC (O.J. No. L115, 25.4.2001, p. 12), as amended by Decisions 2001/349/EC (O.J. No. L123, 4.5.2001, p. 26), 2001/378/EC (O.J. No. L132, 15.5.2001, p. 31), 2001/394/EC (O.J. No. L138, 22.5.2001, p. 36), 2001/416/EC (O.J. No. L149, 2.6.2001, p. 40), 2001/488/EC (O.J. No. L176, 29.6.2001, p. 75), 2001/709/EC (O.J. No. L261, 29.9.2001, p. 69), 2001/904/EC (O.J. No. L335, 19.12.2001, p. 21) 2002/153/EC (O.J. No. L50, 21/2/2002, p. 98) and 2002/242/EC (O.J. No. L82, 26.3.2002, p. 18);" and

    (b) after paragraph 15 there shall be added the following paragraph -



Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on


19th September 2002.

L.S.


L. G. McKibben
A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)


These Regulations amend the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. 2000 No. 253 as amended by S.R. 2001 No. 312) to make provision to give effect to Commission Decision 2001/327/EC concerning restrictions to the movement of animals of susceptible species with regard to foot-and-mouth disease (O.J. No. L115, 25.4.2001, p. 12), as amended.

The Regulations also introduce operational agreements for assembly centres to ensure that such centres are capable of being operated in accordance with the second indent of Article 3(2) of Council Directive 90/425/EEC.


Notes:

[1] S.I. 2000/2812back

[2] 1972 c. 68back

[3] S.R. 2000 No. 253 as amended by S.R. 2001 No. 312back

[4] 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)back



ISBN 0 33794361 3


 


Other Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland |  UK Statutory Instruments |  Home |  Her Majesty's Stationery Office


We welcome your comments on this site
© Crown copyright 2002
Prepared 1 October 2002