S.I. No. 69/1968:

FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE ORDER, 1956 (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1968.

FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE ORDER, 1956 (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1968.

I, NEIL T. BLANEY, Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966), hereby, for the prevention of the spreading of foot and mouth disease, order as follows :--

1. This Order may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order, 1956 (Amendment) Order, 1968.

2. Article 32 of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order, 1956 ( S.I. No. 324 of 1956 ), is hereby amended by the insertion after paragraph (6) of the following :

"(7) Skim milk, separated milk or whey shall not be moved by road, rail or water within an infected area unless accompanied by and in accordance with a licence."

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 27th day of March, 1968.

NEIL T. BLANEY,

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to prohibit save under licence the movement of skim milk, separated milk or whey within an area which has been declared to be an infected area.