The Horses (Landing from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) (Revocation) Order 1989

Made: 5th January 1989

Coming into force: 30th January 1989

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1, 37(2) and 86(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Title and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Horses (Landing from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) (Revocation) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 30th January 1989.

Revocation

2

The Horses (Landing from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) Order 1954[^f00002] is hereby revoked.

Signed

In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 22nd December 1988.

Trumpington — Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Sanderson of Bowden — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 23rd December 1988

Ian Grist — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Welsh Office — 5th January 1989

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the Horses (Landing from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) Order 1954 which required (with certain exceptions) horses imported into Great Britain from Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland to be landed at certain ports approved by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and to be examined on landing by a veterinary inspector (article 2).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c. 22; section 86(1) contains a definition of “the Ministers” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which this Order is made.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1954/698.