The Specified Animal Pathogens Order 1998
1Title and commencement
2Extension of the definition of “animal”, “poultry” and “disease”
3Interpretation
4Prohibitions in relation to specified animal pathogens
5Exceptions
6Powers of inspectors
7Production of licences
8Enforcement
9Revocation and transitional provision
SCHEDULESPECIFIED ANIMAL PATHOGENS
PART IPATHOGENS REQUIRING A LICENCE FOR POSSESSION OR INTRODUCTION INTO AN ANIMAL
African horse sickness virus African swine fever virus Aujeszky’s disease...
PART IIPATHOGEN REQUIRING A LICENCE FOR INTRODUCTION INTO AN ANIMAL
The live virus causing viral haemorrhagic disease of rabbits
1998 No. 463
ANIMALS
ANIMAL HEALTH

The Specified Animal Pathogens Order 1998

Made
Coming into force
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 on them by sections 1, 7, 8, 35(1), 87(2) and (5) and 88(2) and (4) of the Animal Health Act 19811 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, make the following Order: