Amendment of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 N.I.

4.—(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”.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 4 in operation at 8.11.2023, see art. 1