Regulation 15 Use of approved disinfectantsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

F1(1)

Where disinfection is carried out under these Regulations the disinfectants must be—

(a)

approved by the appropriate authority under the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (England) Order 2007^f1, the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Scotland) Order 2008^f2or the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Wales) Order 2007^f3, and shown on the list of approved disinfectants published under the appropriate Order as being approved—

(i)

specifically as being effective against the spread of swine vesicular disease where that disease has been identified; or

(ii)

for effectiveness against the spread of disease other than swine vesicular disease; and

(b)

used at the authorised dilution rate and in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

F2(2)

This regulation is subject to regulation 15A.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 15 renumbered as reg. 15(1) (E.W.) (29.4.2026) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/475), arts. 1(1), 3(10)(a)
F2: Reg. 15(2) inserted (E.W.) (29.4.2026) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/475), arts. 1(1), 3(10)(b)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 15 in force at 14.8.2014, see reg. 1(1)(c)

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2007/448, amended by S.I. 2011/1509; there are other amending instruments but none are relevant.
f2: S.S.I. 2008/219, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
f3: S.I. 2007/2803 (W.236), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.