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Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.S.I. No. 440 of 2011).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Pests/diseases International trade Certification Quarantine Birds Inspection
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order makes provision for the administration and enforcement of specified EU legislation on pet movement and the prevention of certain health risks related to pet animals. It, among other things, concerns preventive health measures that apply to the movement of pet animals to Northern Ireland to protect against the risk of the introduction of rabies and designates the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development as the competent authority responsible for various functions under the Order.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amended by

Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.S.I. No. 282 of 2015).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, International trade, Certification, Quarantine, Birds, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX