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The Brucellosis (England) Order 2000 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2055 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
27 July 2000
In force from
1 September 2000
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Dogs, animals, hunting and wildlife
Made under
Animal Health Act 1981

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order revokes and substantially re-enacts the Brucellosis Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/758) in relation to England. It implements the provisions relating to milk of Council Directive 64/432/EEC, as amended (on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine) (O.J. No. L121, 29.7.64. p.1977) and Council Directive 77/391/EEC, as amended (introducing Community measures for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle) (O.J. No. L145, 13.6.77. p.44). These Directives require the operation of a monitoring and testing programme to maintain the officially brucellosis-free status of Great Britain under Council Directive 64/432/EEC. The principal changes made by this Order relate to the arrangements for testing milk for evidence of brucellosis and the removal of the List of Approved Laboratories that were contained in Schedule 1 to the 1997 Order. Article 7(1) sets out the duties of those who buy milk in England (in any form) for resale to ensure that milk is sent for testing to an approved laboratory. The person in charge of an approved laboratory must notify the Minister within 24 hours if the result of any test for brucellosis is positive and within one month if the result is negative. He must maintain records of all the tests carried out for a period of one year (article 7(4)). The Order is enforced by the local authority (article 23). A failure to comply with any provision of this Order is an offence against the Animal Health Act 1981 (article 22). A Regulatory Impact Assessment in relation to this Order has not been prepared as the Order places no new burdens on those affected by the Order.

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