Animal Health (Tuberculosis) (Jersey) Order 2017 & Veterinary Surgeons (Jersey) Law 1999: Amendments: Law Drafting Instructions

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A decision made on 10 March 2020:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2020-0032
Decision Summary Title:	Amendments to the Animal Health (Tuberculosis) (Jersey) Order 2017 and Veterinary Surgeons (Jersey) Law 1999		Date of Decision Summary:	3 March 2020
Decision Summary Author:	States Veterinary Assistant		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Amendments to the Animal Health (Tuberculosis) (Jersey) Order 2017 and Veterinary Surgeons (Jersey) Law 1999		Date of Written Report:	3 March 2020
Written Report Author:	States Veterinary Assistant		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Amendments to the Animal Health (Tuberculosis) (Jersey) Order 2017 and Veterinary Surgeons (Jersey) Law 1999.
Decision(s): The Minister requested that the Animal Health (Tuberculosis)(Jersey) Order 2017 should be amended – to permit a person who is a trained lay TB tester to be approved to apply and read diagnostic tests for tuberculosis; and to amend Article 3(2) to permit an inspector, rather than a veterinary inspector to serve a notice and issue a licence: and to amend Article 3(4) to substitute veterinary inspector instead of States Veterinary Officer; and make any other consequential changes. The Minister also requested that the Veterinary Surgeons (Jersey) Law 1999, Schedule 2, should be amended to extend the exemptions from restrictions on practice of veterinary surgery requiring approval of States Veterinary Officer to include the collection of blood for diagnostic or surveillance purposes from an animal.
Reason(s) for Decision: To ensure effective operation and allow for flexibility in the veterinary office regarding the allocation of duties and tasks, it is deemed necessary to make changes to the Animal Health (Tuberculosis) (Jersey) Order 2017 and Veterinary Surgeons (Jersey) Law 1999.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications arising from this decision.
Action required: States Veterinary Assistant to request the Principal Legislative Drafter prepare revised draft Orders.
Signature: Deputy John Young		Position: Minister for the Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):