Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

Made: 29th December 1997

Coming into operation: 1st January 1998

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Part I — Introductory

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Extension of definitions of animals and poultry

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Part II — Existence of the Disease

Notification of disease in animals

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Veterinary enquiry as to existence of disease

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Affected or suspected and exposed animals

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Restrictions on the movement of other bovine animals

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Carcases of affected, suspected or exposed animals

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Cleansing and disinfection

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Part III — Controls on Protein etc.

Milk from affected or suspected animals

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Prohibition on sale, supply and use of certain feedingstuffs for feeding to animals and poultry

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Records relating to mammalian meat and bone meal

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Cleansing and disinfection

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Samples

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Part IV — Miscellaneous

Production of licences

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Returns from market operators

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Revocations

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SCHEDULE 1 — The Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

SCHEDULE 2 — The Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

SCHEDULE 3 — The Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on

R. S. Johnston — Assistant Secretary — 29th December 1997.

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1981/1115 (N.I. 22) as amended by S.I. 1984/702 (N.I. 2) Art.17 and S.I. 1994/1891 (N.I. 6) Arts. 19, 20 and 23

[^f00002]: 1970 c. 40. Section 66 as substituted by regulation 20 of the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.R. 1995 No. 451); regulation 3 of those Regulations prescribes descriptions of animals for the purpose of the definition

[^f00003]: 1970 c. 40. Section 66 as substituted by regulation 20 of the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.R. 1995 No., 451); regulation 3 of those Regulations prescribes descriptions of animals for the purpose of the definition

[^f00004]: S.R. 1997 No. 551

[^f00005]: S.R. 1996 No. 165

[^f00006]: S.R. 1995 No. 274

[^f00007]: S.R. 1996 No. 362

[^f00008]: S.R. 1996 No. 593

Editorial notes

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