Regulation 12 Killing horses on infected premises and contact premises and disposal of carcasesI1
England and Wales
(1)
Paragraph (2) applies in relation to horses—
(a)
on suspect premises that are contact premises,
(b)
on infected premises.
(2)
The Welsh Ministers may arrange for the killing of all horses which are infected with African horse sickness virus or which present clinical signs of African horse sickness.
(3)
If any horse is killed under paragraph (2) the Welsh Ministers—
(a)
must arrange for the disposal of its carcase, and
(b)
may arrange for the disposal of the carcase of any other horse that has died on those premises.
(4)
The Welsh Ministers must ensure that any such disposal is carried out in such a way as to avoid the risk of spread of African horse sickness virus.
Annotations
Commencement
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Reg. 12 in force at 31.7.2013, see reg. 1(c)