The Specified Animal Pathogens (Amendment) (England) Order 2006

Title, commencement and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Specified Animal Pathogens (Amendment) (England) Order 2006 and comes into force on 4^th July 2006.

(2) This Order applies in England only.

Amendment to the Specified Animal Pathogens Order 1998

2.—(1) The Specified Animal Pathogens Order 1998(1) is amended as follows.

(2) For article 4, substitute—

“Prohibitions in relation to specified animal pathogens

4.— (1) No person shall have in his possession—

(a) any animal pathogen specified in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order; or

(b) any carrier in which he knows such a pathogen is present,

except under the authority of a licence issued by the Secretary of State.

(2) No person shall deliberately introduce into any animal any animal pathogen specified in either Part 1 or Part 2 of that Schedule, except under the authority of a licence issued by the Secretary of State.

(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to article 5.

(4) If any person has in his possession any thing in respect of which he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that an animal pathogen specified in Part 1 of that Schedule is present, and does not have a licence in respect of that pathogen, he shall forthwith notify a veterinary inspector.”.

(3) For article 5(2)(a), substitute —

“(a) permitted to be placed on the market under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005(2) or the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations etc) Regulations 1994(3);”.

(4) For article 5(2)(c), substitute —

“(c) in respect of which an animal test certificate has been issued in accordance with regulation 8(3) of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005(4).”.

(5) For the Schedule, substitute the text in the Schedule to this Order.

Ben Bradshaw

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

10th June 2006