
1 
This Order may be cited as the Zoonoses Order 1988 and shall come into force on 22nd December 1988.
2 
In this Order —
 “the Act” means the Animal Health Act 1981;
 “animals” means bovine animals, sheep, goats, deer and all other ruminating animals;
 “the Ministers” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly.
3 

(1) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, being a disease of animals which, in the opinion of the Ministers, constitutes a risk within the meaning of section 29 of the Act, is hereby designated for the purposes of that section.
(2) The provisions of the Act listed in the Schedule to this Order shall apply in relation to bovine spongiform encephalopathy with a view to reducing the risk to human health from that disease.684
4 
In article 2 of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1988 the words “in its application to this Order” shall be omitted.
In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on  21st December 1988.
Trumpington
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Sanderson of Bowden
Minister of State, Scottish Office
20th December 1988Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
20th December 1988
SCHEDULE
Article 3(2)


Provision Description
Section 1 General powers of Ministers to make Orders
Section 7 Cleansing and disinfection
Section 8 Movement generally
Section 25 Movement generally
Section 50 Local authorities for the purposes of the Act
Section 51 Local authorities and their districts
Section 52 Inspectors and other officers of local authorities
Section 53 Borrowing powers of local authorities
Section 59 Default of local authorities
Section 60 Powers and duties of constables
Section 63 General powers of inspectors
Section 66 Refusal of admission to land etc. and obstruction
Section 67 Issue of false licences
Section 68 Issue of licences etc. in blank
Section 69 Falsely obtaining licences etc.
Section 71 Other offences as to licences
Section 72 Offences made and declared by and under the Act
Section 73 General offences
Section 75 Punishment for offences
Section 77 Money recoverable summarily or a civil debt
Section 78 Right of appeal
Section 79 Evidence and procedure under the Act685
Section 81 Reports to Ministers
Section 83 Form and service of instruments under the Act
Section 84 Fees
Section 86 Ministers and their functions
Section 87 Meaning of “animals” and “poultry”
Section 88 Meaning of “disease”
Section 89 Other interpretation provisions
Section 91 Publication etc. of Orders
Section 92 General application to Scotland