# The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (England) Order 2006, Paragraph 5: Prohibition on the movement of hatching eggs from a wild bird control area

Extent: E+W+S

(1) No person may move any hatching egg which was collected from premises within a wild bird control area from premises in that area except under the authority of a licence granted by a veterinary inspector or an inspector acting under his direction.
(2) A veterinary inspector may not grant or direct the grant of a licence under sub-paragraph (1), unless it is for a movement of hatching eggs—
(a) to a hatchery;
(b) to a designated laboratory, institute or vaccine manufacturer for scientific, diagnostic or pharmaceutical uses;
(c) to an establishment for the manufacture of egg products as set out in Chapter II of Section X of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 ;
(d) for disposal.
(3) A veterinary inspector may not grant or direct the grant of a licence for a movement to an undesignated hatchery in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)(a) unless—
(a) poultry on the premises from which the hatching egg is being moved have tested negative in a serological survey for avian influenza capable of detecting 5% prevalence of the disease with at least a 95% level of confidence, carried out to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State;
(b) the eggs and their packaging are disinfected before dispatch; and
(c) the eggs are transported in sealed vehicles.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3249/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-h5n1-in-wild-birds-england-order-2006/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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