Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Importation of Animals (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 13th May 1999.

Amendment of the Importation of Animals Order (Northern Ireland) 1986

2.  The Importation of Animals Order (Northern Ireland) 1986(2) shall be amended as provided in Articles 3 to 9.

Interpretation

3.  In Article 2—

(a)the definitions of “quarantine station” and “reception centre” shall be omitted;

(b)after the definition of “master” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““place of destination” means the place to which the animals are consigned immediately following importation and which is recorded on the health certificate accompanying the animals;”.

Further provisions relating to the landing of an imported animal at a landing place

4.  In Article 6(2) for the word “quarantined” there shall be substituted the word “isolated”.

Application of certain provisions of Schedule 3 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 to imported animals

5.  For Article 7 there shall be substituted the following Article—

“7.—(1) The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part II of Schedule 3 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 shall apply to imported animals.

(2) The provisions of paragraph 1 of Part III of Schedule 3 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 shall apply to imported animals subject to the following modifications—

(a)the words “or poultry” shall be omitted and for the words “quarantine station” there shall be substituted the words “place of destination”;

(b)paragraph 1 shall be renumbered paragraph 1.

(1) and after that sub-paragraph there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(2) In this paragraph “place of destination” has the same meaning as in the Importation of Animal Order (Northern Ireland) 1986.”.”

Movement of an imported animal after landing

6.  For Article 8 there shall be substituted the following Article—

“8.  After an imported animal has been landed from an aircraft, vessel, vehicle or container it shall be the duty of the person in charge of such an animal to ensure that—

(a)it is moved directly to the place of destination or as directed by a veterinary inspector;

(b)it does not, while at a landing place, or during the journey to the place of destination come into contact with any other animal; and

(c)the vehicle used for the carriage of the animal to the place of destination is one from which there will be no leakage of liquid matter, or escape of waste fodder, animal dung or other excreta.”.

Revocation

7.  Article 9 shall be revoked.

Disease in an imported animal

8.  In Article 10(1) for the words “a quarantine station or reception centre”; there shall be substituted the words “or place of destination”.

Notice

9.  In Schedule 3—

(a)after the words “shall be”, where they first appear, there shall be inserted “for the following reason/s . . .”;

(b)at the end of Part III there shall be inserted “and the following action shall be taken in relation to them . . .”.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order amends the Importation of Animals Order (Northern Ireland) 1986 (“the 1986 Order”) by removing the requirement that imported animals must be moved to a quarantine station or reception centre. The Order also amends the terms of the notice prescribed in Schedule 3 to the 1986 Order.