This Order provides for the control in Northern Ireland of the BSE disease and brings the disease within the application sphere of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (art. 3). Article 1 gives a list of definitions. With respect to the 1997 Order, the definition of "mammalian meat and bone meal" in Article 2 is amended. Article 4 concerns notifications of existence of affected or suspected animals by owners, whereas article 5 provides for official veterinary inquiries. The requ