Article 10 Restrictions in protection and surveillance zones
If the Chief Veterinary Officer confirms that the bluetongue virus is circulating in England the Secretary of State—
must declare an appropriate area to be a restricted zone, and
may divide the restricted zone into two separate zones, a protection zone and a surveillance zone.
No person may move an animal, semen, ovum or embryo out of a restricted zone except under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector.
No person may move an animal from a protection zone to a surveillance zone except under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector.
An inspector must grant a licence if the movement is permitted under Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1266/2007 as amended from time to time, and the conditions of any licence must be such as to ensure that the movement is made in accordance with that Regulation.
Premises partly inside a restricted zone and partly in an area that does not have controls for bluetongue are treated as being in the restricted zone.
If the restricted zone has been divided into a protection zone and a surveillance zone—
premises (except premises which are partly inside a control zone) which are partly inside a protection zone are treated as being wholly within the protection zone, and
premises (except premises which are partly inside a surveillance zone) which are partly inside a surveillance zone are treated as being wholly within the surveillance zone.