Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, acting in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 1, 8(1), and 23 of the Animal Health Act 1981(a) and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, makes the following Order: S I 2001 No 2994 This Order may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (England) (No 11) Order 2001, and came into force on 4 September 2001. This Order has effect in England— The Order amends, as regards England, the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983 (S I 1983/1950, as last amended as regards England by S I 2001/2814) as follows. Articles 20(1), 21(1), 32(1) and 33(1) are amended to remove the requirement in an infected area, restricted infected area or controlled area for the licensing of the movement of carcasses, animal by products, manure, slurry or litter out of hunt kennels for disposal under the Animal By-Products Order (S I 1999/646), the Specified Risk Material Order 1997 (S I 1997/2964, as amended) or the Specified Risk Material Regulations 1997 (S I 1997/2965, as amended). Articles 20(1)(a) and 32(1)(a) are also amended to allow the movement of such things out of hunt kennels for other purposes under the authority of a licence issued by an inspector; Article 29A(2)(a) is amended to allow the inclusion of persons authorised by the occupier of any land in an infected area or restricted infected area in a shooting party on that land; From 4 September 2001, article 29A(2)(b) is amended to allow the shooting or attempted shooting in an infected area or restricted infected area of any birds under a licence issued by a veterinary inspector; Articles 29B and 35 are amended to prohibit the holding in an infected area, restricted infected area or controlled area of a gathering of people on any premises in connection with the sale of any animal on those premises at which more than two people (other than the owner or person in charge of the animal and his representatives) are present, except under the authority of a licence issued by the Minister. Copies of the texts referred to in Article 4 are available from the Environment Agency, Wheatcroft Office Park, Landmere Lane, Edwalton, Nottingham NG12 4DG. A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this Order. Copies of this Order can be obtained from any branch of Her Majesty’s Stationery Officer, priced £1.75.