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The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Poisonous Substances in Cattle) (Wales) Order 1991

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1.  This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Poisonous Substances in Cattle) (Wales) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 16th August 1991.

Designated circumstances

2.  In the opinion of the Secretary of State, cattle in the area designated in article 3 below may have ingested polychlorinated biphenyls or other poisonous substances and are likely to create a hazard to human health if food derived from them is consumed.

Designated area

3.  The area described in the Schedule to this Order is hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.

Prohibitions on movement

4.  –

(1) No person shall move any cattle from the designated area.

(2) No person shall move from the designated area any food derived from cattle which are or have been in the designated area.

(3) No person shall move from the designated area any product–

(a)which could be used as a feeding stuff for animals intended for human consumption; and

(b)which has been derived from any cattle which are or have been in the designated area.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Nicholas Bennett

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

15th August 1991

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