The Zoonoses (Monitoring) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
The Zoonoses (Monitoring) Regulations (NI) 2008 bring together and enhance Government powers to monitor all zoonoses and zoonotic agents as required under EU Directive 2003/99/EC. The legislation allows the greatest speed of response to a new epidemiological situation and minimises the amount of legislation that needs to be introduced to monitor and investigate zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance in animals to provide the best information on which to base measures for the protection of both animal and public health. These regulations provide Government inspectors with powers of entry to carry out investigations to monitor for zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance to zoonotic agents and other agents that may pose a threat to public health. They also provide powers to carry out our share of EU wide surveys as required under EU legislation on the prevention of zoonoses in primary production (EC 2160/2003).
A consultation on the proposed legislation was carried out from 8 August to 31 October 2006.
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