This Order applies in relation to the application of section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22) (“the Act”) to the exotic equine diseases specified in the Schedule to this Order. These exotic equine diseases are listed, in relation to England, in article 2 of the Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/3159) as diseases to which section 32 of the Act applies.