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Animals (Amendment) Order, 1973. S.I. No. 11/1973 - Transit
Animals (Amendment) Order, 1973. AmendmentsLeasuithe S.I. No. 11
1973. TRANSIT
ANIMALS (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1973. I, JAMES GIBBONS, Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in exercise
the powers conferred on me by sections 3 , 10 and 27
the Diseases
Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6
1966), hereby order as follows: 1.
Animals (Amendment) Order, 1973.
Animals Orders, 1927 to 1958, and this Order may be cited together as the Transit
Animals Orders, 1927 to 1973.
Pigs by Road Order, 1967 ( S.I. No. 257
1967 ), and Article 6
this Order may be cited together as the Carriage
Pigs by Road Orders, 1967 and
February,
Animals Order, 1927 (S.R. & O., No. 39
1927). 4. The Principal Order is hereby amended by— ( a ) the substitution
the following for the words from the beginning
paragraph
animals, otherwise than from one place on a farm to another place on that farm, shall, as soon as practicable after each occasion on which it is so used, be cleansed and disinfected by and at the expense
the owner
, the person using, or the person in charge
the vehicle,"; ( b ) the insertion in Article 29
the following new paragraph after paragraph
this Article, in case on a particular day a vehicle is used exclusively on that day for the movement
animals and makes on that day consecutive journeys between the same two points conveying animals in one direction only, the requirements
this Article shall be regarded as being complied with if the vehicle is cleansed and disinfected in the manner described in paragraph
this Article as soon as practicable after the completion
the last
such consecutive journeys and before the vehicle is again used for the conveyance
animals, fodder, litter or any other thing intended to be used for or about animals."; ( c ) as regards paragraph
— (i) the substitution
"
, the person using, or the person in charge
the vehicle" for "or the person using the same", and (ii) the insertion
", or by a member
the Gárda Síochána," before "requiring"; ( d ) the substitution
the following paragraph for paragraph
a vehicle or thing which he is required by this Article to cleanse and disinfect fails to comply with the requirement, the Minister or the local authority within whose functional area the vehicle or thing happens to be may, without prejudice to the recovery
any penalty for an
fence, cause such vehicle or thing to be cleansed and disinfected. Such owner or person shall give all reasonable facilities required for the exercise by the Minister or a local authority
the powers conferred by this paragraph."; ( e ) the insertion in Article 29
the following new paragraph after paragraph 4: "
this Order— 'animal' includes a horse; 'road' includes a road the responsibility for the maintenance
which lies on a road authority within the meaning
the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24
1961), and any other road, lane, street or other place to which a person other than the owner has access with a vehicle as
right; 'vehicle' means any form
road transport conveyance used for the movement
animals and includes a trailer."; ( f ) the substitution
the following for Article 30:— " 30. Where a vehicle is used on a road for conveying an animal or carcase which is diseased or is suspected
being diseased, the vehicle and every crate, box, hamper, loading board, rope, net or other apparatus used in connection with such conveyance (whether attached to or otherwise on the vehicle or not), shall, as soon as practicable after the animal or carcase is taken out
the vehicle, be cleansed and disinfected by and at the expense
the owner
, or the person using, or the person in charge
the vehicle, in the manner described in Article 29
this Order"; and ( g ) the insertion
the following new article after Article 30:— " 30A. Where a vehicle or a thing other than a vehicle, is required by these Regulations to be cleansed and disinfected and the requirement is not complied with, until the requirement is complied with the following provisions shall apply— ( a ) in case the requirement relates to a vehicle, no animal, carcase
an animal, fodder or litter, and no other thing intended to be used for or about an animal, shall be put in or placed on the vehicle, ( b ) in case the requirement relates to a thing other than a vehicle, the thing shall not be used.". 5. The Transit
Animals Order, 1927 (Swine Fever) (Amendment) Order, 1958 ( S.I. No. 65
1958 ), is hereby revoked. 6. In Article 17
the Carriage
Pigs by Road Order, 1967 ( S.I. No. 25
1967 ), the words "by the Transit
Animals Order, 1927 (Swine Fever) (Amendment) Order, 1958 ( S.I. No. 65
1958 )" are hereby revoked. GIVEN under my
ficial Seal this 11th day
January, 1973. JAMES GIBBONS, Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. EXPLANATORY NOTE. The Order requires that every vehicle and its equipment used for the movement
animals (including horses) by road shall except in certain circumstances as prescribed in the Order be cleansed and disinfected after each occasion on which they are so used. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government
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