The Northern Ireland Poultry Health Assurance Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2011
The Northern Ireland Poultry Health Assurance Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2011
Independent editorial summary โ not the official statute text. Read the official version on legislation.gov.uk.
Type: NI Statutory Rule
Year: 2011
Number: 436
Made: 2011-12-21
Coming into force: 2012-01-01
Last ingested: 2026-06-12 from legislation.gov.uk.
Explanatory note
Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.
This Order provides a statutory basis for the Northern Ireland Poultry Health Assurance Scheme.
The Scheme is a means of approving and monitoring poultry establishments engaging in intra-Community trade of poultry and hatching eggs. The approval and monitoring of such establishments is a requirement of Council Directive 2009/158/EC . The Directive prohibits exports unless the commodities originate from an establishment that is a member of the Northern Ireland Poultry Health Assurance Scheme and conforms to the requirements of Directive 2009/158/EC . It also provides for powers for suspension or revocation of membership under specified circumstances.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.