{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-swine-regulations-2014/regulation-27A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-swine-regulations-2014/regulation-27A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/1894",
  "legislation_title": "The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-swine-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/27A",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "27A",
  "heading": "Restricted Zones",
  "text": "(1) Where the Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed the presence of African swine fever of a kind mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) or (b) in any part of Great Britain, the Secretary of State may, if the Secretary of State considers it necessary to prevent the spread of African swine fever, declare—\n(a) a restricted zone 2 in England, in the case of presence of a kind mentioned in paragraph (2)(a);\n(b) a restricted zone 3 in England, in the case of a presence of a kind mentioned in paragraph (2)(b).\n(2) The kinds of presence of African swine fever are—\n(a) presence in two or more feral pigs;\n(b) presence in domestic pigs on two or more premises.\n(3) The Secretary of State may also declare—\n(a) a restricted zone 2 in England, where African swine fever is present in a feral pig in Wales or Scotland;\n(b) a restricted zone 3 in England, where African swine fever is present on infected premises in Wales or Scotland.\n(4) The Secretary of State must declare a restricted zone 1 in England around each restricted zone 2 and restricted zone 3 that is declared.\n(5) Where a Restricted Zone is declared, the appropriate measures in Schedules 3A and Parts 4 and 5 of Schedule 4A apply in relation to that zone.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pts. 6A-6E inserted (E.W.) (29.4.2026) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/475), arts. 1(1), 3(25)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1894/regulation/27A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:09:21.620651+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}