Regulation 10 Restrictions in protection and surveillance zonesI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

On confirmation of the disease in Northern Ireland the Department shall—

(a)

declare an appropriate area to be a restricted zone, and

(b)

may divide the restricted zone into two separate zones, a protection zone and a surveillance zone.

F1(1A)

A surveillance zone demarcated by the Department shall not contain any animals that have been vaccinated with live attenuated vaccines within the last 12 months.

(2)

A person shall not move an animal, semen, ovum or embryo out of a restricted zone except under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted by the Department.

(3)

A person shall not move an animal from a protection zone to a surveillance zone except under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted by the Department.

(4)

The Department shall grant a licence if the movement is permitted under the Regulation 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.

(5)

A person is prohibited from moving an animal within a restricted zone if the animal shows clinical signs of bluetongue on the day of transport.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 10(1A) inserted (19.11.2012) by The Bluetongue (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/383), regs. 1, 2(4)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 10 in operation at 21.7.2008, see reg. 1