The Disease Control (Wales) Order 2003

licensed under the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983^f1; or

to or from a zoo licensed under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981^f2.

any pig has been moved on to those premises during the previous 20 days; or

any cattle, goats or sheep have been moved on to those premises during the previous 6 days.

the movement is one specified in Schedule 1; or

a permit disapplying the standstill period has been issued by a veterinary inspector.

Where pigs are held in an isolation facility under any provision of this Order, and other pigs are moved in before they are released from the isolation facility, no pig may be removed from the isolation facility before the last date of release of the last pigs moved into the isolation facility.

Pigs may not share an isolation facility with animals of any other species.

An isolation facility may not be used to hold any animals other than pigs.

A quarantine unit may only be used to hold cattle, sheep and goats.

Where animals are held in a quarantine unit under any provision of this Order, and other animals are moved in before they are released from the quarantine unit, no animal may be removed from the quarantine unit before the last date of release of the last animal moved into the quarantine unit.

No person may move any animal off premises direct from a quarantine unit unless the movement is one specified in paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 13 or 14 of Schedule 1.

Where the Welsh Ministers have served on the keeper of cattle a notice requiring the keeper to have any such cattle tested for tuberculosis with a relevant test before a date specified in the notice, no cattle may be held in, or moved into, a quarantine unit on the date of the relevant test unless—

Where a relevant test for tuberculosis has been applied to such cattle as specified in a notice in paragraph (4) but before the result of that test has been read by an inspector, or an approved veterinary surgeon, the keeper of the cattle may move any animal into a quarantine unit.

A keeper must record—

Approval of a quarantine unit may be made subject to conditions and may be suspended, amended or revoked by notice in writing at any time by a body accredited by UKAS or by the Welsh Ministers.

In this article—

• “approved veterinary surgeon” (“milfeddyg cymeradwy”) means a veterinary surgeon who is approved in accordance with article 2A of the Tuberculosis (Wales) Order 2010;

• “holding register” (“cofrestr y daliad”) means a register for the purposes of the Cattle Identification (Wales) Regulations 2007^f1 or the Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 2015;

• “record” (“cofnodi”) means notifying or reporting the movement of an animal in accordance with the Cattle Identification (Wales) Regulations 2007 or the Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 2015;

• “relevant test” (“prawf perthnasol”) means—

  1. (a)

     a skin test; or

  2. (b)

     any other diagnostic test for tuberculosis approved by the Welsh Ministers;

• “skin test” (“prawf croen”) means a single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin test for tuberculosis using bovine and avian tuberculin; and

• “tuberculosis” (“twbercwlosis”) means infection with Mycobacterium bovis (M.bovis).

move any animal to a slaughterhouse save for the purpose of slaughter within 48 hours of its arrival there; or

receive any animal from a slaughterhouse unless, in the case of any animal other than a pig, under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector.

No person may move an animal from any premises unless the movement is made under the authority of a licence issued by the National Assembly, the Secretary of State or an inspector.

Paragraph (1) does not apply to any movement authorised by a licence under F1article 20 of the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 2011 (licences relating to pet pigs).

Where a general licence has been issued under article 12, the National Assembly or the Secretary of State may issue a notice prohibiting -

A notice may only be issued under paragraph (1) on the advice of an inspector, who must be of the opinion that —

A notice issued under paragraph (1)(a) is to be served on the occupiers of each of the premises specified in the notice and in any other way that the National Assembly or the Secretary of State thinks fit to draw the notice to the attention of persons affected by it.

A notice issued under paragraph (1)(b) is to be served on the person prohibited from moving animals by the notice and on the occupiers of any premises individually named in the notice.

A notice must be in writing, may be subject to conditions and may be amended, suspended or revoked at any time by further notice by the National Assembly or the Secretary of State.

An animal moved under a specific licence must —

The person in charge of any animal moved under a specific licence must, on demand made by a constable or by an inspector or other officer of the National Assembly, the Secretary of State or of a local authority —

Every animal which is moved under a specific licence must be kept separate throughout such movement from any animal which is not being moved under that licence.

Where animals are moved under a specific licence, then, unless the licence provides otherwise, the occupier of premises which they are moved on to must —

comply with the conditions of the licence relating to the reporting of movement information; and

keep a copy of the completed movement document for six months and during that period produce it to an inspector on request.

Any licence, permit or authorisation under this Order must be in writing, may be general or specific, may be subject to conditions and may be varied, suspended or revoked at any time by notice in writing issued —

In deciding whether to issue a licence under article 12(1) or a permit under article 6(b) an inspector or a veterinary inspector must comply with any instructions issued by the National Assembly or the Secretary of State.

A licence issued under article 12(1), a permit issued under article 6(b) or an authorisation under article 11 may specify requirements for the cleansing and disinfection of any vehicle used for moving animals additional to the requirements of the Transport of Animals (Cleansing and Disinfection) (Wales) (No.3) Order 2003^f1.

Where animals are moved under a licence, the occupier of the premises which they are moved on to must provide adequate facilities, equipment and materials for any cleansing and disinfection required by the licence.

Where, on the termination of his or her right of occupation of any premises, the owner of any animal on those premises is unable to remove it from those premises by reason of any restriction imposed by or under this Order, the person entitled to the occupation of those premises must —

The provisions of paragraph (1) shall continue to apply until the expiry of a period of 7 days from the date on which any restriction on the movement of the animal off the premises ceases to apply and the owner of the animal shall be liable to pay to the person who affords any facilities or feeds, tends or otherwise keeps that animal, in accordance with those provisions, such sums by way of remuneration and reimbursement of expenses as may be just and reasonable in all the circumstances.

This Order is to be enforced by the local authority.

The National Assembly or the Secretary of State may direct, in relation to cases of a particular description or any particular case, that an enforcement duty imposed on a local authority under this regulation is to be discharged by the National Assembly or the Secretary of State and not by the local authority.

The Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (Wales) (No.2) Order 2002 is amended in accordance with this article.

In article 2 of that Order the words “and shall cease to have effect on 1st August 2003” are deleted.

The movement of an animal to a place for veterinary treatment.

The movement of an animal from a place for veterinary treatment provided the animal has not come into contact with other animals while at the place of treatment.

The movement of an animal to a laboratory for diagnostic tests to be carried out to ascertain whether the animal is affected by or has been exposed to a disease.

the collecting centre premises have not been and will not be used on the same day for a show or exhibition or for the sale or trading of animals otherwise than for immediate slaughter; and

all animals moved to the collecting centre are moved from there direct to a slaughterhouse.

The movement of an animal between land over which the owner or keeper of the animal has a registered right of common and —

The movement of an animal between premises occupied by the owner or keeper of the animal and in relation to which a registered right of common over land is customarily exercised and premises occupied by any other person who has a registered right of common over that land and in relation to which the registered right of common of that other person is customarily exercised.

In this paragraph “registered right of common” means a right of common registered under the Commons Registration Act 1965^f1 or a right of common which is exempt from such registration but which is registered, designated, attached, or otherwise recognised, continued or preserved under and in accordance with any of the New Forest Acts 1854, 1949, 1964 and 1970, the Epping Forest Acts 1878^f2 and 1880^f3 or the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1977^f4 or any like right or permission exercised in the Forest of Dean.

The movement of a pig intended for breeding or growing in accordance with F1article 21 of the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 2011.

The movement of a pig intended for breeding other than in accordance with paragraph (1) if that pig has been placed in an isolation facility approved for this purpose by a veterinary inspector for 20 days prior to the movement.

it is isolated for 20 days prior to the movement taking place in premises approved for this purpose by a veterinary inspector; or

it has been returned to its premises of origin from a show or exhibition and isolated at its premises of origin in premises approved in accordance with paragraph (a) from the time of arriving from the first show or exhibition to the time of leaving for the second show or exhibition.

Arrival of a pig for breeding (other than one being moved under F1article 21 of the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 2011 on the breeding premises provided that —

Movement of a pig (other than one being moved under F3article 21 of the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 2011 which is being returned to those premises from a place to which it had been moved for breeding, provided that —

The return of cattle, sheep or goats from a show or exhibition to the premises from which they were consigned to that show or exhibition provided that the animals are quarantined for 6 days after their return in a quarantine unit.

The return of pigs from a show or exhibition to the premises from which they were consigned to that show or exhibition provided that the animals are isolated for 20 days after their return in a facility approved for this purpose by a veterinary inspector.

The arrival of an imported animal at its point of entry into Wales.

Movement of an animal from its point of entry into the United Kingdom following its import from another member State.

in the case of pigs, they are isolated from all other animals for 20 days following their return; and

in the case of sheep, goats and cattle, where those animals were held in a quarantine unit prior to movement to a place for veterinary treatment, they are quarantined for 6 days after their return in a quarantine unit less the number of days the animal was quarantined prior to movement for treatment.