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Paragraph 1 Movement of pigs in a protection zoneI1

England, Wales and Scotland

A person must not move a pig in a protection zone unless—

(a)

a licence is granted by a veterinary inspector to allow the pig to move from premises outside the protection zone direct to a slaughterhouse situated in the zone for immediate slaughter in accordance with paragraph 2;

(b)

a licence is granted by a veterinary inspector to allow the movement of the pig between two premises within the zone, divided by a public road provided that the two premises would be contiguous except for the public road;

(c)

the movement is allowed under paragraph 3; or

(d)

the pig is transported and remains in a vehicle which must not enter any livestock premises within the zone.

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Commencement

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Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 14.8.2014, see reg. 1(1)(c)