
1 
This Order may be cited as the Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Amendment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st July 1999.
2 
After article 21 of the Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 1997 the following article shall be inserted–“
21A 
Any person who uses a road vehicle for the transportation of animals to which Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 411/98 on additional animal protection standards applicable to road vehicles used for the carriage of livestock on journeys exceeding eight hours applies in contravention of that Regulation commits an offence against the Animal Health Act 1981.”
Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
8th June 1999Sewel
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office
7th June 1999Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Jon Owen Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Welsh Office
8th June 1999