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(iv) THE IMPORTATION OF CARCASES AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
(AMENDMENT) ORDER 1963.
This Order made by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
amends the Order of 1954 relating to fresh or refrigerated pigmeat
imported from specified countries and the certification against foot and
mouth disease and swine fever in respect thereof.
(v) THE FOWL PEST (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1963.
This Order which substitutes permissive for mandatory powers to
control fowl pest, thus enabling the former requirements of the Order to
be waived in cases where the Minister ceases henceforth to cause poultry
to be slaughtered (under Section 48 of the Act) on account of this disease.
The Order also prohibits the vaccination of poultry except with vaccines
which have been licensed under Orders made under Part III of the Act
(which regulate the manufacture and importation of veterinary therapeutic
substances).
(vi) TRANSIT OF CALVES ORDER 1963.
This Order has been promulgated to protect calves of less than 6
months old from needless suffering during road transport and deals with
the construction of vehicles in which calves are carried and for the
supply of food and water at specified periods during transit.
(vii) DISEASES OF ANIMALS (MISCELLANEOUS FEESWRDER 1963
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food made this Order
which prescribed fees payable to his Department in connection with
defined animals under the Diseases of Animals Act, 1950.
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949. - The Council
has appointed a whole-time Rodent Operative. Where infestation has been
ascertained on inspection the services of the Rodent Operative are made
available to secure effective disinfestation. In the case of business premises
these services are offered on a contractual basis, a practice which
is greatly appreciated by most business firms. The following is a statement
of the work carried out during 1963.