The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No. 8) Regulations 2001

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The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No. 8) Regulations 2001

Statutory Instruments

ANIMALS, ENGLAND

ANIMAL HEALTH

Made

15 th June 2001

Laid before Parliament

15 th June 2001

Coming into force

16 th June 2001

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, being designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by that section, and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, makes the following Regulations;

Title, commencement, extent and cessation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 8) Regulations 2001; they extend to England and come into force on 16 th June 2001.

(2) These Regulations shall apply until midnight on 20 th July 2001.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Decision” means Commission Decision 2001/356/EC(3) of 4 th May 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom and repealing Commission Decision 2001/172/EC;

“dispatch” means dispatch from a place within the restricted area to a place outside the restricted area;

“export” means export outside the British Islands;

“inspector” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State or a local authority to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations or by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or a local authority for the purposes of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000(4) or the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996(5) and includes a veterinary inspector;

“HACCP” means Hazard Analysis at Critical Contro...

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