S.I. No. 233/1996:

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (TRADE IN BOVINE BREEDING ANIMALS, THEIR SEMEN, OVA AND EMBRYOS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1996.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (TRADE IN BOVINE BREEDING ANIMALS, THEIR SEMEN, OVA AND EMBRYOS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1996.

I, IVAN YATES, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act. 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive No. 77/504/EEC of 25 July 1977⁽¹⁾ (as amended by Council Directive 91/174/EEC of 25 March 1991⁽²⁾ ,and Council Directive 94/28/EC of 23 June 1994⁽³⁾), Commission Decision 84/247/EEC of 27 April 1984⁽⁴⁾, Commission Decision 84/419/EEC of 19 July 1984⁽⁵⁾, Commission Decision 86/130/EEC of 11 March 1986⁽⁶⁾ (as amended by Commission Decision 94/515/EC of 27 July 1994⁽⁷⁾), Commission Decision 86/404/EEC of 29 July 1986⁽⁸⁾, Council Directive 87/328/EEC of 18 June 1987⁽⁹⁾, Commission Decision 88/124/EEC of 21 January 1988⁽¹⁰⁾, Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988⁽¹¹⁾ (as amended by Council Directive 90/120/EEC of 5 March l990⁽¹²⁾), Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989⁽¹³⁾, Council Directive 93/52/EEC of 24 June 1993⁽¹⁴⁾, Council Directive 93/60/EEC of 30 June 1993⁽¹⁵⁾ and Commission Decision 94/113/EC of 8 February 1994⁽¹⁶⁾, hereby make the following regulations:

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1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Trade in Bovine Breeding Animals, their Semen, Ova and Embryos) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996.

2. The European Communities (Trade in Bovine Breeding Animals, their Semen, Ova and Embryos) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 112 of 1996 ) are hereby amended --

(a) in Regulation 24, by the substitution for paragraph 4 of the following paragraph:

(4) An authorised officer shall not other than with the consent of the occupier, enter a private dwelling (other than any shed, outoffice, yard or land appurtenant to the dwelling or usually enjoyed with the dwelling) unless the officer has obtained a warrant from the District Court under paragraph (5) authorising such entry.".

and

(b) in Schedule I, by the substitution in paragraph (n) for "now" of "not".

Given under my Official Seal

this 1st day of August, 1996

Ivan Yates

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the provisions of Regulation 24(4) of S.I. No. 112 of 1996 - European Communities (Trade in Bovine Breeding Animals, their Semen, Ova and Embryos) Regulations, 1996 in relation to the powers of Authorised Officers. These amending Regulations permit Authorised Officers the right of direct entry without the necessity to obtain a search warrant to any premises, farm, vehicle etc other than a private dwelling.