{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-h5n1-in-wild-birds-scotland-order-2006/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-h5n1-in-wild-birds-scotland-order-2006/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2006/196",
  "legislation_title": "The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (Scotland) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-h5n1-in-wild-birds-scotland-order-2006",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Licences",
  "text": "–\n(1) Before granting a licence under this Order for the movement of any bird or poultry product, the Scottish Ministers must—\n(a) carry out an assessment of the movement; and\n(b) be satisfied that it will not significantly increase the risk of the spread of avian influenza.\n(2) Licences granted under this Order—\n(a) must be in writing;\n(b) may be general or specific;\n(c) must be made subject to such conditions as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary to—\n(i) control the spread of avian influenza; and\n(ii) ensure poultry products are obtained, handled, treated, stored and transported without contaminating products which may be moved without licence under this Order;\n(d) may be amended, suspended or revoked, in writing, at any time.\n(3) Except where otherwise directed by the Scottish Ministers, a licence granted—\n(a) in England by the Secretary of State; or\n(b) in Wales by the National Assembly for Wales,\nfor the same purpose as a licence which may be granted under this Order is valid for that purpose in Scotland and its conditions apply as if it was a licence granted under this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "ssi/2006/237",
      "affecting_title": "The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2006"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/196/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:20:12.617338+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}