§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Belstead)My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to amend the provisions of the Animal Health Act 1981 relating to the seizure of things for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease and to powers of entry, and to enable certain orders under that Act to operate in or over territorial waters; to amend the Slaughter of Poultry Act 1967; to enable provisions to be made for controlling the practice of artificial breeding of livestock; to repeal the Improvement of Livestock (Licensing of Bulls) Act 1931 and the Horse Breeding Act 1958; to amend the Medicines Act 1968 in relation to feeding stuffs and veterinary drugs, and for connected purposes. I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time.
§ Moved, That the Bill be now read a first time.—(Lord Belstead.)
§ On Question, Bill read a first time, and to be printed.