Animal Health Act 1981

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Animal Health Act 1981
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to consolidate the Diseases of Animals Act 1935, the Diseases of Animals Act 1950, the Ponies Act 1969, the Rabies Act 1974, the Diseases of Animals Act 1975, and certain related enactments.
Citation 1981 c. 22
Territorial extent 
  • England and Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent 11 June 1981
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Amended by
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Animal Health Act 1981 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22) is a piece of UK legislation that provides powers for the control of outbreaks of avian influenza and Newcastle disease. [1] These powers were extended by a statutory instrument. [2] It was amended by the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984. It was amended in 2002 to provide more powers to deal with foot and mouth disease, a problem that in 2001 bedevilled herds during the Blair ministry. [3] [4]

The act provides for: [3]

References

  1. Jukes, D. J. (11 September 2013). Food Legislation of the UK: A Concise Guide. Elsevier. ISBN   9781483182636.
  2. the Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (England and Wales) Order 2003
  3. 1 2 "Disease factsheet: Newcastle disease". DEFRA. 30 April 2007. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Open Government Licence logo.svg This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v1.0. © Crown copyright.
  4. Boden, Edward; Andrews, Anthony (26 March 2015). Black's Veterinary Dictionary. Bloomsbury. ISBN   9781408149553.