Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (Restriction on Imports From The United Kingdom) (No. 3) (Amendment) Order, 2001
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Restriction on Imports from the United Kingdom) (No. 3) (Amendment) Order, 2001.
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paragraphs: The Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Restriction on Imports from the United Kingdom) (No. 3) Order, 2001 ( S.I. No. 490 of 2001 ) is amended by -
(a) the substitution, in Article 2(1), for the definition of “Commission Decision” of-
“’Commission Decision’ means Commission Decision 2001/740/EC of 19 October 2001 as amended by Commission Decision 2001/763/EC of 30 October 2001 and Commission Decision 2001/789/EC of 12 November 2001 and Commission Decision 2001/848/EC of 30 November 2001.”,
(b) the insertion, in Article 2(1), after the definition (inserted by this Article) of “Commission Decision” of -
“’farmed game’ means animals of a species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease that are not considered as domestic and are not referred to in either Article 1(1) of Council Directive 64/433/EEC or Article 2(1) of Council Directive 71/118/EEC and that are farmed as domestic animals but does not include animals living within an enclosed territory in conditions similar to those enjoyed by wild game”,
(c) the insertion, in Article 2(1), after the definition of “United Kingdom” of -
“’wild game’ means animals of a species susceptible to foot-and-mouth that are not considered as domestic and are not referred to in either Article 1(1) of Council Directive 64/433/EEC or Article 2(1) of Council Directive 71/118/EEC and are not farmed game”,
(d) the deletion in paragraph (2)(e), of “or”,
(e) the insertion, for paragraph (2)(f) of Article 4, of -
“(f) of porcine animals which meat conforms with Article 2.2(d) of the Commission Decision, or
(g) of wild game which meat conforms with Article 2.2(e) of the Commission Decision.”,
(f) the substitution, for paragraph (3) of Article 4, of —
“(3)(a) Meat to which paragraph (2)(c) applies must be clearly identified and bear —
(i) the health mark in accordance with Chapter XI of Annex I to Council Directive 64/433/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat,
(ii) in the case of meat derived from farmed game, the health mark in accordance with Chapter III of Annex I of Council Directive 91/495/EEC, or,
(iii) in the case of meat derived from wild game, the health mark in accordance with Chapter VII of Annex I of Council Directive 92/45/EC.
(b) A person may not import meat under this Article unless it is accompanied by a certificate issued by an official veterinarian in the United Kingdom, that bears the words - ‘Meat conforming to Commission Decision 2001/172/EC of 1 March 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom’.”, and
(g) the substitution, for Article 13, of —
“13 (1) A person shall not export a live animal to the United Kingdom.
(2) Subject to the subsequent provisions of this Article, a person shall not export a live animal to the area of limited restriction.