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title: "The Animal Health Act 1981 (Extension of Definition of Disease) (England) Order 2026"
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# The Animal Health Act 1981 (Extension of Definition of Disease) (England) Order 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 466
ANIMALS, ENGLAND
ANIMAL HEALTH
The Animal Health Act 1981 (Extension of Definition of Disease) (England) Order 2026
Made
at 12.24 p.m. on 28th April 2026
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 88(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Animal Health Act 1981 (Extension of Definition of Disease) (England) Order 2026 and comes into force immediately after it is made.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.

## 2 Extension of the definition of “disease” {#article-2}

For the purposes of the Animal Health Act 1981, as it applies in England, the definition of “disease” in section 88(1) of that Act is extended so as to include swine vesicular disease.