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S.I. No. 11/1973 - Transit of Animals (Amendment) Order, 1973.

S.I. No. 11/1973 - Transit

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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.

(1)This Order may be cited as the Transit

Animals (Amendment) Order, 1973.

(2)The Transit

Animals Orders, 1927 to 1958, and this Order may be cited together as the Transit

Animals Orders, 1927 to 1973.

(3)The Carriage

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

  1. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day

February,

  1. In this Order "the Principal Order" means the Transit

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

(1)

Article 29to "using the same" in that paragraph: " 29.—

(1)Any vehicle which is used on a road by any person for the conveyance

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

(1): " (1A) Notwithstanding paragraph
(1)

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

(1)

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

(3)

Article 29

— (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

(4)

Article 29:— "

(4)If the owner, the person using, or the person in charge

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: "

(5)In this Article and in Article 30

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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