Amendment of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 I14

1

The Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 is amended as follows.

2

In Part 1 of Schedule 2—

a

in paragraph 2—

i

in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) for “cattle”, in each place it occurs, substitute “susceptible animals”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (3) for “head of cattle”, in each place it occurs, substitute “susceptible animal”;

iii

after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

4

In this paragraph, “susceptible animal” means animal of the genus Ovis, Capra, Gazella, Bison, Bos or Bubalus, or of the species Syncerus cafer.

b

in paragraph 8—

i

the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1);

ii

in that sub-paragraph for “horse”, in each place it occurs, substitute “susceptible animal”;

iii

in that sub-paragraph for “horses” substitute “susceptible animals”;

iv

after that sub-paragraph insert—

2

In this paragraph, “susceptible animal” means animal of the family Equidae or Camelidae,or of the genus Capra.

3

In Part 2 of Schedule 2, in paragraph 8, for “horse”, in each place it occurs, substitute “animal”.