2003 No. 31
ANIMALS, ENGLANDANIMAL HEALTH
The Animal Gatherings (Interim Measures) (England) (Amendment) Order 2003
Made 9th January 2003
Coming into force 31st January 2003

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 1, 7, 8 and 83 of the Animal Health Act 1981 makes the following Order:
1981 c. 22. Functions conferred under the 1981 Act on “the Ministers” (as defined in section 86 of that Act) were transferred, so far as exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales, to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/3141) and were then further transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I.2002/794).

1 Title, extent and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Animal Gatherings (Interim Measures) (England) (Amendment) Order 2003; it extends to England only and comes into force on 31st January 2003.

2 Amendment to the Animal Gatherings (Interim Measures) (England) Order 2002
Article 1(2) of the Animal Gatherings (Interim Measures) (England) Order 2002 shall be amended by substituting “1st April 2003” for “1st February 2003”.
S.I.2002/202 as amended by S.I.2002/1328, S.I.2002/1765 and S.I.2002/2152.
Whitty Parliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 9th January 2003

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Animal Gatherings (Interim Measures) (England) Order 2002 (S.I.2002/202 as amended) so that that Order continues in effect until 1st April 2003.