The Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products (Amendment) Order 1994

Statutory Instruments

1994 No. 2920

ANIMALS

ANIMAL HEALTH

The Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products (Amendment) Order 1994

Made

16th November 1994

Laid before Parliament

17th November 1994

Coming into force

14th December 1994

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 10, and 87(5)(a) of the Animal Health Act 1981(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products (Amendment) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 14th December 1994.

Amendments to The Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980

2.—(1) The Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980(2) is hereby amended in accordance with this article.

(2) For article 2(a) of that Order (definition of poultry) there shall be substituted the following provision:

“(a) the definition of the expression “poultry” in section 87(4) of the 1981 Act is hereby extended so as to comprise all birds, and”.

(3) In article 3 (interpretation) for the definition of “animal product” there shall be substituted the following definition:

““animal product” means anything originating or made (whether in whole or in part) from a living or dead animal and includes the carcase or any part of the carcase of an animal, but does not include ova, semen or embryos;”.

(4) In article 3 for the definition of “poultry product” there shall be substituted the following definition:

““poultry product” means anything originating or made (whether in whole or in part) from living or dead poultry and includes the carcase or any part of the carcase of poultry, but does not include semen or hatching eggs.”.

(5) The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Order:

Article 4(5)

“SCHEDULE ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND POULTRY PRODUCTS TO WHICH THE PROHIBITION IN ARTICLE 4(1) DOES NOT APPLY

Substances subject to the provisions of the Medicines Act 1968(3).

Animal pathogens or carriers as defined in the Importation of Animal Pathogens Order 1980(4) whether or not the pathogen or carrier is imported from outside the European Economic Area.”.

Amendments to the Importation of Embryos, Ova and Semen Order 1980

3.  The Importation of Embryos, Ova and Semen Order 1980(5) is hereby amended by substituting for article 2(a) (extension of the definition of poultry and disease) the following:

“(a) the definition of the expression “poultry” in section 87(4) of the Animal Health Act 1981 is hereby extended so as to comprise all birds, and”.

Revocations

4.  The Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products (Amendment) Order 1980(6) and the Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products (Amendment) Order 1981(7) are hereby revoked.

Angela Browning

Parliamentary Secretary of State,

Ministry of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Food

15th November 1994

Hector Monro

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Scottish Office

16th November 1994

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales.

Gwilym Jones

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Welsh Office

14th November 1994

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980 so as to extend the prohibition of landing animal products or poultry products without a licence. The prohibition now covers all animal products and poultry products other than those covered in specific legislation listed in the Schedule.

It also amends the Importation of Embryos, Ova and Semen Order 1980 so as to extend the definition of “poultry” in that Order to all birds.

It revokes the Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products (Amendment) Order 1980 (S. I. 1980/1934) and the Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products (Amendment) Order 1981 (S. I. 1981/1238).

(1)

1981 c. 22. See section 86(1)(c) for a definition of “the Ministers”.

(2)

S.I. 1980/14; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1982/948.

(3)

1968 c. 67.

(4)

S.I. 1980/1212 as amended by S.I. 1993/3250.

(5)

S.I. 1980/12 to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(6)

S.I. 1980/1934.

(7)

S.I. 1981/1238.