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The Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Extension to Animal Pathogens) Order 2007

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SCHEDULEModifications to Provisions of Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 as applied by this Order

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

1.  Section 58 (pathogens and toxins to which requirements under Part 7 apply) is modified by omitting subsections (2) and (3).

2.  Section 73 (orders and regulations) is modified by omitting subsection (2).

3.  Schedule 5 is modified by substituting the following Schedule —

SCHEDULE 5ANIMAL PATHOGENS

  • African horse sickness virus

  • African swine fever virus

  • Bluetongue virus

  • Classical swine fever virus

  • Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia

  • Foot and mouth disease virus

  • Goat pox virus

  • Hendra virus (Equine morbillivirus)

  • Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as defined in Annex I(2) of Council Directive 005/94/EC(1)

  • Lumpy skin disease virus

  • Newcastle disease virus

  • Peste des petits ruminants virus

  • Rift Valley fever virus

  • Rabies and rabies-related Lyssaviruses

  • Rinderpest virus

  • Sheep pox virus

  • Swine vesicular disease virus

  • Vesicular stomatitis virus

  • Notes

    Any reference in this Schedule to a micro-organism includes—

    (a)

    intact micro-organisms;

    (b)

    micro-organisms which have been genetically modified by any means, but retain the ability to cause serious harm to animal health;

    (c)

    any nucleic acid derived from a micro-organism listed in this Schedule (synthetic or naturally derived, contiguous or fragmented, in host chromosomes or in expression vectors) that can encode infectious or replication competent forms of any of the listed micro-organisms;

    (d)

    any nucleic acid sequence derived from the micro-organism which when inserted into any other living organism alters or enhances that organism’s ability to cause serious harm to animal health..

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(1)

O.J. L10, 14.1.2006, p.16.

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