The Zoonoses Order 1988

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This text since 21 Dec 1988law://uk/uksi/1988/2264@2026-11-12

Contents

Article 1Title and commencement#

This Order may be cited as the Zoonoses Order 1988 and shall come into force on 22nd December 1988.

Article 2Interpretation#

In this Order —• “the Act” means the Animal Health Act 1981;• “animals” means bovine animals, sheep, goats, deer and all other ruminating animals;• “the Ministers” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly.

Article 3Designation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy for the purposes of section 29#

(1)Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, being a disease of animals which, in the opinion of the Ministers, constitutes a risk within the meaning of section 29 of the Act, is hereby designated for the purposes of that section.

(2)The provisions of the Act listed in the Schedule to this Order shall apply in relation to bovine spongiform encephalopathy with a view to reducing the risk to human health from that disease.684

Article 4Amendment of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1988#

In article 2 of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1988 the words “in its application to this Order” shall be omitted.

Schedule · Provisions of the animal health act 1981 applied in relation to bovine spongiform encephalopathy with a view to reducing the risk to human health from that disease

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animals
means bovine animals, sheep, goats, deer and all other ruminating animals;
the Act
means the Animal Health Act 1981;
the Ministers
means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly.

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Amended by 1: The Specified Risk Material Order 1997
Repealed by 1: The Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (No. 2) Order 1988

Key facts

Type: Statutory instrument · UKSI 1988/2264
Made by: UK Government (statutory instrument)
Extent: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

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History · 1 version

21 Dec 1988Reading

This text since 21 Dec 1988

In force

Article 1Title and commencement#

This Order may be cited as the Zoonoses Order 1988 and shall come into force on 22nd December 1988.

Article 2Interpretation#

In this Order —• “the Act” means the Animal Health Act 1981;• “animals” means bovine animals, sheep, goats, deer and all other ruminating animals;• “the Ministers” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly.

Article 3Designation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy for the purposes of section 29#

(1)Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, being a disease of animals which, in the opinion of the Ministers, constitutes a risk within the meaning of section 29 of the Act, is hereby designated for the purposes of that section.

(2)The provisions of the Act listed in the Schedule to this Order shall apply in relation to bovine spongiform encephalopathy with a view to reducing the risk to human health from that disease.684

Article 4Amendment of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1988#

In article 2 of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1988 the words “in its application to this Order” shall be omitted.

Schedule · Provisions of the animal health act 1981 applied in relation to bovine spongiform encephalopathy with a view to reducing the risk to human health from that disease

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.