Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 3159

^F1ANIMALS

ANIMAL HEALTH

The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992

Made

10th December 1992

Coming into force

1st January 1993

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1, 15(4). 32(2), 87(2) and 88(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981(1) and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

[^F1Title and commencement _I1

1. These Order may be cited as the Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

Application of section 22 of the Animal Health Act 1981 _I2_E1

2.—(1) Section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981, which enables the Minister to cause animals to be slaughtered on account of disease, shall apply to the following diseases–

African horse sickness
Bluetongue
Brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis
Contagious agalactia
[^F2 Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia^F2]
Contagious epidydimitis
[^F3 Dourine (Trypanosoma equiperdum)^F3]
[^F4 Ebola virus^F4]
Epizootic haemorrhagic virus disease
[^F5 Epizootic Lymphangitis (Histoplasma farciminosum)^F5]
[^F6 Glanders (Burkholderia mallei)^F6]
[^F7 Equine infectious anaemia^F7]
[^F8 Equine Viral Encephalomyelitis^F8]
Goat pox
Lumpy Skin Disease
Peste des Petits Ruminants
Rift Valley Fever
Sheep pox
[^F9 Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)^F9]
Teschen Disease
Vesicular Stomatitis

(2) For the purposes of this article the definition of “animal” in the Animal Health Act 1981 is hereby extended to include any kind of mammal except man.

[^F13Application of section 22 of the Animal Health Act 1981 _I7_E2

2.—(1) Section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981, which enables the Minister to cause animals to be slaughtered on account of disease, shall apply to the following diseases–

^F14 ...
^F15 ...
Brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis
Contagious agalactia
[^F16 Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia^F16]
Contagious epidydimitis
[^F17 Dourine^F17]
Epizootic haemorrhagic virus disease
[^F18 Equine infectious anaemia^F18]
[^F19 Glanders^F19]
Goat pox
[^F20 Infection with Ebola virus^F20]
Lumpy Skin Disease
Peste des Petits Ruminants
Rift Valley Fever
Sheep pox
[^F21 Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)^F21]
Teschen Disease
Vesicular Stomatitis

(2) For the purposes of this article the definition of “animal” in the Animal Health Act 1981 is hereby extended to include any kind of mammal except man. ^F13]

[^F22Application of section 22 of the Animal Health Act 1981 _I8_E3

2.—(1) Section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981, which enables the Minister to cause animals to be slaughtered on account of disease, shall apply to the following diseases–

^F23 ...
Bluetongue
Brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis
Contagious agalactia
Contagious epidydimitis
Epizootic haemorrhagic virus disease
[^F24 Equine infectious anaemia^F24]
Goat pox
Lumpy Skin Disease
Peste des Petits Ruminants
Rift Valley Fever
Sheep pox
Teschen Disease
Vesicular Stomatitis

(2) For the purposes of this article the definition of “animal” in the Animal Health Act 1981 is hereby extended to include any kind of mammal except man. ^F22]

Amendment of the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1991

^F103. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amendment of the Diseases of Animals (Ascertainment of Disease) Order 1985 _I3

[^F11 4. In Article 3 of the Diseases of Animals (Ascertainment of Disease) Order 1985(2), for the definition of “disease” there shall be substituted the following–

““Disease” means African horse sickness, Aujeszky’s disease, Brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis, cattle plague, contagious agalactia, contagious epidydimitis, dourine, enzootic bovine leukosis, equine infectious anaemia, equine encephalomyelitis, pleuro-pnemonia, rabies, sheep-pox, swine fever and Teschen disease;”^F11] .

Revocations and consequential amendments _I4

5. The Orders referred to in Schedule 2 to this Order are hereby revoked or amended as specified in that Schedule.

In witness thereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on

L.S.

John Selwyn Gummer

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

10th December 1992

Hector Munro

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

10th December 1992

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

10th December 1992^F1]

Article 3

^F12SCHEDULE 1

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Article 4

[^F1SCHEDULE 2

PART 1 REVOCATIONS _I5

Title of Order	Reference	Extent of revocation
The Sheep Pox Order 1938	SR&O 1938/229	The whole Order
The Brucellosis Melitensis Order 1940	SR&O 1940/1251	The whole Order
The Brucellosis Melitensis (Amendment) Order 1942	SR&O 1942/143	The whole Order
The Teschen Disease Order 1974	S.I. 1974/1185	The whole Order
The Brucellosis Melitensis (Amendment) Order 1977	S.I. 1977/945	The whole Order

PART II AMENDMENTS _I6

1. In Schedule 2 to The Importation of Animals Order 1977(3) the references to the Sheep Pox Order of 1938 and the Teschen Disease Order 1974 shall be deleted.

2. In the Infectious Diseases of Horses Order 1987(4) the words “African horse sickness,” shall be deleted from Article 2(b) and in the definition of “disease” in Article 3(1).^F1]

(1)

1981 c. 22; see section 86(1)(c) for the definition of “the Ministers”.

(2)

S.I. 1985/1765

(3)

S.I. 1977/944.

(4)

S.I. 1987/790.

in force	Provision is in force
in force*	In force only for specified purposes (for detail about the purposes see/hover footnote)
not in force	Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
italics	Defined term
_dfn	Defined term (alternative style)
gry bckgrd	the in-force status of the provision is complex, check the footnotes

in force

Provision is in force

in force*

In force only for specified purposes (for detail about the purposes see/hover footnote)

not in force

Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)

italics

Defined term

_dfn

Defined term (alternative style)

gry bckgrd

the in-force status of the provision is complex, check the footnotes

footnote	commentary	related provisions	geo extent	insert/omit
E1	This version of this provision applies to England only; separate versions have been created for Wales and Scotland
E2	This version of this provision applies to Scotland only; separate versions have been created for England and Wales
E3	This version of this provision applies to Wales only; separate versions have been created for England and Scotland
F1	Order revoked (E. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/130), arts.1(1), 18; and revoked (W. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/326), arts. 1(1), 19
F1	Order revoked (E. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/130), arts.1(1), 18; and revoked (W. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/326), arts. 1(1), 19
F1	Order revoked (E. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/130), arts.1(1), 18; and revoked (W. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/326), arts. 1(1), 19
F1	Order revoked (E. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/130), arts.1(1), 18; and revoked (W. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/326), arts. 1(1), 19
F1	Order revoked (E. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/130), arts.1(1), 18; and revoked (W. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/326), arts. 1(1), 19
F1	Order revoked (E. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/130), arts.1(1), 18; and revoked (W. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/326), arts. 1(1), 19
F2	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (E.) (21.4.2021) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Control) (Amendment, etc.) (England) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/443), arts. 1(1), 3(2)(a)		inserted: England	inserted
F3	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (E.) (27.10.2022) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1108), arts. 1(1), 2(2)(a)		inserted: England	inserted
F4	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (E.) (21.4.2021) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Control) (Amendment, etc.) (England) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/443), arts. 1(1), 3(2)(b)		inserted: England	inserted
F5	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (E.) (27.10.2022) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1108), arts. 1(1), 2(2)(b)		inserted: England	inserted
F6	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (E.) (21.4.2021) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Control) (Amendment, etc.) (England) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/443), arts. 1(1), 3(2)(c)		inserted: England	inserted
F7	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (E.) (29.8.2006) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2166), arts. 1(b), 2; words in art. 2(1) inserted (W.) (29.8.2006) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2237), arts. 1(2), 2; and words in art. 2(1) inserted (S.) (28.6.2014) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) (Amendment) and Compensation (Scotland) Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/151), arts. 1(1), 2(b)		inserted: England	inserted
F8	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (E.) (27.10.2022) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1108), arts. 1(1), 2(2)(c)		inserted: England	inserted
F9	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (E.) (21.4.2021) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Control) (Amendment, etc.) (England) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/443), arts. 1(1), 3(2)(d)		inserted: England	inserted
F10	Art. 3 revoked (21.10.1996) by The Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/2628), art. 1, Sch. 2
F11	Art. 4 revoked (S.) (10.7.2003) by The Movement of Animals (Restrictions) (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/353), arts. 1(1), 13(3)		: Scotland
F12	Sch. 1 revoked (21.10.1996) by The Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/2628), art. 1, Sch. 2
F13	Order revoked (E. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/130), arts.1(1), 18; and revoked (W. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/326), arts. 1(1), 19
F14	Words in art. 2(1) omitted (S.) (1.7.2012) by virtue of The African Horse Sickness (Scotland) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/178), arts. 1(b), 39(1) (with art. 4)	this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	omitted: Scotland	omitted
F15	Words in art. 2(1) omitted (S.) (19.2.2003) by virtue of The Bluetongue (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/91), arts. 1(1), 18(1) (with arts. 1(2), 4)	this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	omitted: Scotland	omitted
F16	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (S.) (21.4.2021) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/160), arts. 1, 2(a)		inserted: Scotland	inserted
F17	Word in art. 2(1) inserted (S.) (28.6.2014) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) (Amendment) and Compensation (Scotland) Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/151), arts. 1(1), 2(a)		inserted: Scotland	inserted
F18	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (S.) (28.6.2014) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) (Amendment) and Compensation (Scotland) Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/151), arts. 1(1), 2(b)		inserted: Scotland	inserted
F19	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (S.) (28.6.2014) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) (Amendment) and Compensation (Scotland) Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/151), arts. 1(1), 2(b)		inserted: Scotland	inserted
F20	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (S.) (21.4.2021) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/160), arts. 1, 2(b)		inserted: Scotland	inserted
F21	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (S.) (21.4.2021) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/160), arts. 1, 2(c)		inserted: Scotland	inserted
F22	Order revoked (E. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/130), arts.1(1), 18; and revoked (W. in relation to bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/326), arts. 1(1), 19
F23	Words in art. 2(1) omitted (W.) (31.7.2013) by virtue of The African Horse Sickness (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1662), regs. 1(c), 40(1)		omitted: Wales	omitted
F24	Words in art. 2(1) inserted (W.) (29.8.2006) by The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2237), arts. 1(2), 2		inserted: Wales	inserted
I1	Art. 1 in force at 1.1.1993, see art. 1
I2	Art. 2 in force at 1.1.1993, see art. 1
I3	Art. 4 in force at 1.1.1993, see art. 1
I4	Art. 5 in force at 1.1.1993, see art. 1
I5	Sch. 2 Pt. 1 in force at 1.1.1993, see art. 1
I6	Sch. 2 Pt. 2 in force at 1.1.1993, see art. 1
I7	Art. 2 in force at 1.1.1993, see art. 1
I8	Art. 2 in force at 1.1.1993, see art. 1

Defined Term	Section/Article	ID
animal	art. 2.	def_fb86b29607
animal	art. 2.	def_de4b99c2dd
animal	art. 2.	def_427d2a7e7a

1992 No. 3159

The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992

[F1Title and commencement I1

Application of section 22 of the Animal Health Act 1981 I2E1

[F13Application of section 22 of the Animal Health Act 1981 I7E2

[F22Application of section 22 of the Animal Health Act 1981 I8E3

Amendment of the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1991

Amendment of the Diseases of Animals (Ascertainment of Disease) Order 1985 I3

Revocations and consequential amendments I4

F12SCHEDULE 1

[F1SCHEDULE 2

PART 1 REVOCATIONS I5

PART II AMENDMENTS I6

Status of changes to instrument text

[^F1Title and commencement _I1

Application of section 22 of the Animal Health Act 1981 _I2_E1

[^F13Application of section 22 of the Animal Health Act 1981 _I7_E2

[^F22Application of section 22 of the Animal Health Act 1981 _I8_E3

Amendment of the Diseases of Animals (Ascertainment of Disease) Order 1985 _I3

Revocations and consequential amendments _I4

^F12SCHEDULE 1

[^F1SCHEDULE 2

PART 1 REVOCATIONS _I5

PART II AMENDMENTS _I6