S.I. No. 298/1992:

IMPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1992.

IMPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1992.

I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 and 30 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966), as adapted by the Agriculture (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 97 of 1987 ), hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Importation of Livestock (Amendment) Order, 1992.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of November, 1992.

(3) The Importation of Livestock Order, 1970, and this Order may be cited together as the Importation of Livestock Orders, 1970 and 1992.

2. In this Order--

"the Principal Order" means the Importation of Livestock Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 296 of 1970 ).

3. The Principal Order is hereby amended by--

( a ) the substitution of the following article for Article 2:

"2. In this Order--

"equidae" means wild or domesticated animals of the equine (including zebras) or asinine species or the offspring of crossings of those species;

"livestock" means any bovine animal, equidae, sheep, goat or other ruminating animal, or swine.";

( b ) the revocation of Article 4 thereof.

4. The Importation of Horses, Asses, and Mules (Ireland) Order of 1907 (Order of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland No. 75), the Importation of Horses, Asses, and Mules (Ireland) Order of 1907, No. II (Order of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland No. 88) and the Importation of Livestock (Amendment) Order, 1990 ( S.I. No. 43 of 1990 ), are hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 16th day of October, 1992.

JOE WALSH,

Minister for Agriculture and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order extends the application of the Importation of Livestock Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 296 of 1970 ) to the importation of all equidae and prohibits such importation except under licence. It also extends the application of the Importation of Livestock Order, 1970 to the importation of livestock animals from Northern Ireland and prohibits such importation except under licence.