2002 No. 3044 (C. 101)

ANIMALSANIMAL HEALTH

The Animal Health Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 19(1) of the Animal Health Act 20021 hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Animal Health Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002.

2

The day appointed for the coming into force of—

a

sections 1 to 15, and 17 of, and the Schedule to, the Animal Health Act 2002 is 14th January 2003;

b

section 16 of that Act is 1st July 2003;

c

section 18 of that Act is 24th March 2003.

Elliot Morley,Parliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into force on 14th January 2003 of the following provisions of the Animal Health Act 2002 (c. 42)—

Provisions of the Animal Health Act 2002

Subject Matter

Section 1

Foot-and-mouth disease

Section 2

Extension of power to slaughter

Section 3

Disease control (slaughter) protocol

Section 4

Explanation of preventive slaughter

Section 5

Slaughter of vaccinated animals

Section 6

Scrapie

Section 7

Treatment: power of entry

Section 8

Slaughter: power of entry

Section 9

Tests and samples: power of entry

Section 10

Inspection of vehicles

Section 11

Obstruction

Section 12

Deliberate infection of animals

Section 13

Penalties for certain summary offences

Section 14

Prosecutions: time limit

Section 15

Duty to consider vaccination

Section 17

Annual review of import controls

Schedule

Scrapie

In addition section 16 of the Animal Health Act 2002 (which relates to bio security guidance) is brought into force on 1st July 2003 and section 18 of that Act (which relates to the National contingency plan) is brought into force on 24th March 2003.