Agriculture (Amendment) Bill

[AS INTRODUCED]

CONTENTS

1. Amendments to existing legislation
2. Short title

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Include horses within the definition of agricultural animals; and for connected purposes.

BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:

Amendments to existing legislation

1.¾ (1) In section 43 of the Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 1949 (c. 2) for the definition of "livestock" there shall be substituted¾

""livestock" includes¾

(a) any animal kept for the production of food, wool, skins or fur;

(b) any animal kept for the purpose of its use in the farming of land; and

(c) horses;".

(2) In paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (NI 28) for the definition of "livestock" there shall be substituted¾

""livestock" means¾

(a) any animal kept for the production of food, wool, skins or fur; and

(b) horses;".

(3) In Article 2(2) of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (NI 11) after the definition of "listed building enforcement notice" there shall be added the following definition¾

""livestock" has the meaning assigned to it by the Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 1949 (c. 2);".

Short title

2. This Act may be cited as the Agriculture (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002.