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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2007 No. 926

PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM

The Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Extension to Animal Pathogens) Order 2007

  Made 19th March 2007 
  Coming into force 19th May 2007 

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 75 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001[1].

     The Secretary of State is satisfied that the animal pathogens to which this Order applies are of a description that could be used in an act of terrorism to cause widespread damage to property, significant disruption to the public or significant alarm to the public.

     A draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 75(6) of that Act.

     Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order:

     1. This Order may be cited as the Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Extension to Animal Pathogens) Order 2007 and shall come into force on the expiry of two months beginning with the day on which it is made.

     2. Sections 58 to 74 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 apply to the animal pathogens of a description set out in Schedule 5 to that Act, as modified by the Schedule to this Order, subject to the modifications set out in the Schedule to this Order.


Tony McNulty
Minister of State

Home Office
19th March 2007



SCHEDULE
Article 2


Modifications to Provisions of Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 as applied by this Order


     1. Section 58 (pathogens and toxins to which requirements under Part 7 apply) is modified by omitting subsections (2) and (3).

     2. Section 73 (orders and regulations) is modified by omitting subsection (2).

     3. Schedule 5 is modified by substituting the following Schedule —




EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 provides for the security of those pathogens and toxins which fall within the meaning of "dangerous substance" in section 58(4)(a) by virtue of consisting of or including a substance for the time being mentioned in Schedule 5 to that Act. Article 2 of this Order applies that Part in relation to those animal pathogens that satisfy, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the test in section 75(4) of that Act. Such animal pathogens are listed in Schedule 5 to that Act, as substituted by paragraph 3 of the Schedule to this Order.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment in respect of this Order can be obtained from J. Fanshaw, the Terrorism and Protection Unit, Home Office, Peel Building, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF (Tel. No. 020 7035 6821).

Notes:

 [1] 2001 c.24.back

[2] O.J. L10, 14.1.2006, p.16.back


ISBN 978 0 11 076441 2


 © Crown copyright 2007

Prepared 29 March 2007

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