Diseases of Animals (Modification) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. No. 365 of 1998). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Pests/diseases Slaughtering Liability/compensation Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract This Order amends the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 by adding a new paragraph 10C to Part I of Schedule 2 which empowers the Department to slaughter any sheep or goats affected or suspected of being affected with scrapie or any transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, any sheep or goats which are or have been in contact with sheep or goats affected with scrapie or any transmissible spongiform encephalopathy or any sheep or goats which appear to the Department to have been exp Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 1115 (N.I. 22)). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1981 Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal welfare, Drugs, Inspection, International trade, Poultry, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX