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Animal Health Act 1981

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(1)Any order made or having effect as if made—

(a)under any provision of sections 24 to 33 of the [1950 c. 36.] Diseases of Animals Act 1950,

(b)before the coming into operation of section 1 of the [1975 c. 40.] Diseases of Animals Act 1975,

continues in operation as if that section had not come into operation, except that it may be varied or revoked as if it had been made under section 10 above.

(2)In the case of an order made or having effect as if made—

(a)partly under any provision of those sections of that Act of 1950, and

(b)partly under any other enactment (whether or not contained in that Act),

subsection (1) above has effect to the extent that the order was made or had effect as if made under any of those sections.

(3)The [S.R. & O. 1919/933.] Conveyance of Live Poultry Order 1919, made under the [1911 c. 11.] Poultry Act 1911, has effect as if it had been made under sections 7(2), 37(1) and 64(2) above.

(4)Without prejudice to section 17 of the [1978 c. 30.] Interpretation Act 1978 (repeal and re-enactment), the power conferred by virtue of sections 135(2) and 136(3) of the [1968 c. 67.] Medicines Act 1968 to bring into operation Schedule 6 to that Act (enactments of Parliament of United Kingdom repealed) has effect as if that Schedule included references to section 5(2) above and Schedule 1 to this Act.

(5)Any officer or servant employed by the Minister for the purpose of the execution of the enactments relating to diseases of animals who was appointed before the commencement of Part IV of the [1937 c. 70.] Agriculture Act 1937 (1st April 1938) shall be deemed to have been appointed under section 5 of the [1889 c. 30.] Board of Agriculture Act 1889.

(6)Nothing in this Act affects sections 40(2) and 42(2) of the [1973 c. 36.] Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 as those subsections have effect in relation to section 88 of the [1950 c. 36.] Diseases of Animals Act 1950.

(7)In so far as any provision of—

(a)paragraph (a) of section 35(4) above,

(b)paragraph (a)(ii) of section 41(1) above,

(c)paragraph (c) of section 75(1) above, and

(d)section 89(1) above,

specifies an amount expressed in metric units which is derived from the exercise of the power to make regulations under section 7 of the [1976 c. 55.] Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 that provision may be varied as if it were contained in regulations so made.

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