This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2000/1298 and S.I. 2000/1564 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those Statutory Instruments.

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 1641

ANIMALS, ENGLAND

ANIMAL HEALTH

The Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2000

Made

21st June 2000

Coming into force

22nd June 2000

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in the exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Animal Health Act 1981(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, makes the following Order:

Title, commencement and extent

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 22nd June 2000.

(2) This Order shall extend to England only.

Amendment to the Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2000

2.-(1) The Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2000(2) shall be amended in accordance with this article.

(2) In article 2(3)(3), in the text of paragraph (2B), for the words "sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2A)", there shall be substituted the words "sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (2A)".

Revocation

3. The Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2000(4) is hereby revoked.

Hayman

Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculutre, Fisheries and Food

21st June 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which revokes the Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order (S.I. 2000/1564), makes a minor amendment to article 2(3) of the Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1298).

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this Order.

(1)

1981 c. 22. See section 86(1)(c) for a definition of "the Ministers". In relation to England, the powers of "the Ministers" were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/3141.

(2)

S.I. 2000/1298.

(3)

This article amends article 4 of the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 (S.I. 1974/2211, as amended by S.I. 1977/361, S.I. 1984/1182, S.I. 1986/2062, S.I. 1990/2371, S.I. 1994/1716 and S.I. 1999/3443) by inserting new paragraphs (2A) and (2B) after paragraph (2) of that article.

(4)

S.I. 2000/1564.