# The Avian Influenza (Vaccination) (Wales) Regulations 2006, Regulation 6: Decision to require preventive vaccination


(1) Where the conditions in paragraph (2) are fulfilled, the National Assembly must, if it considers necessary to reduce the risk of transmission of avian influenza—
(a) declare a preventive vaccination zone in all or part of Wales, where these areas contain poultry or other captive birds which it considers should be vaccinated; or
(b) serve a preventive vaccination notice on the occupier of any premises where poultry, other captive birds or any category of poultry or other captive bird which it considers should be vaccinated, are kept.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a) a risk assessment has been carried out by the National Assembly which indicates that all or certain areas of Wales, types of poultry husbandry or certain categories of poultry or other captive birds are exposed to the risk of avian influenza; and
(b) a preventive vaccination plan has been submitted to and approved by the Commission in accordance with Articles 56 and 57 of the Directive.
(3) Any premises which are partly inside and partly outside a preventive vaccination zone are deemed to be wholly within it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/1761/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-vaccination-wales-regulations-2006/regulation-6
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