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Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 1983

ANIMALS, ENGLAND

ANIMAL HEALTH

The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 7) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

Made

11.15 a.m. on 18th May 2001

Laid before Parliament

14th June 2001

Coming into force

11.45 p.m. on 18th May 2001

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, being designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, makes the following Regulations:

Title, extent and commencement

2.  These Regulations may be cited as the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 7) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2001; they extend to England and come into force at 11.45 p.m. on 18th May 2001.

Amendment to the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 7) Regulations 2001

2.—(1) The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 7) Regulations 2001(3) are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (2) of regulation 1 of those Regulations, for “18th May 2001”, substitute “19th June 2001”.

Hayman

Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

18th May 2001

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations extend the effect of the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 7) Regulations 2001 until 19th June 2001 to implement Commission Decision 2001/372/EC (OJ No. L130. 12.5.2001, p. 47) which amends Commission Decision 2001/356 EC (OJ No. L125, 4.5.2001, p. 46) concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.

(1)

S.I. 1972/1811.

(3)

S.I. 2001/1772 amended by S.I. 2001/1936.