
2023 No. 179
Animals
The Specified Diseases (Notification) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
Made 18th October 2023
Coming into operation 08th November 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 10(6), 12(1), 16(2) and 60(1) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.
Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the Specified Diseases (Notification) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 and comes into operation on 08th November 2023.
Amendment of the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004

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(1) The Specified Diseases (Notification) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 is amended as follows.
(2) In the Schedule (specified diseases), in the table, after item 17 insert—
18 Bovine viral diarrhoea Bison ssp., Bos ssp., Bubalus ssp.
19 Trichomonosis Bison ssp., Bos ssp., Bubalus ssp.
20 Bovine genital campylobacteriosis Bison ssp., Bos ssp., Bubalus ssp.
21 Surra (Trypanosoma evansi) Equidae, Artiodactyla
22 Ebola virus disease Non-human primates (apes)
23 Japanese encephalitis Equidae
24 West Nile fever Equidae, Aves
25 Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis Equidae
26 Infection with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans Caudata
Amendment of the Diseases of Poultry Order (Northern Ireland) 1995

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In article 2 of the Diseases of Poultry Order (Northern Ireland) 1995, in the definition of “disease”, after “avian influenza,” insert “avian mycoplasmosis (infection with Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M melegridis), avian chlamydiosis,”.
Amendment of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

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(1) The Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 is amended as follows.
(2) In Part 1 of Schedule 2—
(a) in paragraph 2—
(i) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) for “cattle”, in each place it occurs, substitute “susceptible animals”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (3) for “head of cattle”, in each place it occurs, substitute “susceptible animal”;
(iii) after sub-paragraph (3) insert—“
(4) In this paragraph, “susceptible animal” means animal of the genus Ovis, Capra, Gazella, Bison, Bos or Bubalus, or of the species  Syncerus cafer.”;
(b) in paragraph 8—
(i) the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1);
(ii) in that sub-paragraph for “horse”, in each place it occurs, substitute “susceptible animal”;
(iii) in that sub-paragraph for “horses” substitute “susceptible animals”;
(iv) after that sub-paragraph insert—“
(2) In this paragraph, “susceptible animal” means animal of the family Equidae or Camelidae,or of the genus Capra.”.
(3) In Part 2 of Schedule 2, in paragraph 8, for “horse”, in each place it occurs, substitute “animal”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on 18th October 2023
Robert Huey
A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
