{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-swine-regulations-2014/schedule-3A/paragraph-15",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2014/1894",
  "legislation_title": "The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-swine-regulations-2014",
  "path": "schedule/3A/paragraph/15",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Movement of pigs for the purpose of health or welfare",
  "text": "(1) A licensing officer may, following a risk assessment, license the movement of pigs within or out of one of the zones listed in sub-paragraph (2) if the requirements set out in sub-paragraph (3) are met.\n(2) The zones are—\n(a) a surveillance zone;\n(b) a Restricted Zone.\n(3) The requirements are that—\n(a) the purpose of the movement is to ensure the health or welfare of the pigs;\n(b) a veterinary inspector has, not more than 48 hours before the movement—\n(i) inspected all pigs on the premises of origin;\n(ii) clinically examined each pig being moved in accordance with the relevant Diagnostic Manual; and\n(iii) where necessary, taken and tested, in accordance with the relevant Diagnostic Manual, a sufficient number of samples from those pigs to be moved to rule out the presence of disease;\n(c) a veterinary inspector has visited the premises of origin in accordance with regulation 27E(1)(b);\n(d) where the movement is from premises in a surveillance zone, at least 15 days have elapsed since preliminary cleansing and disinfection was completed on all infected premises in that zone in accordance with regulation 13(5);\n(e) where the movement is from premises in a surveillance zone, a restricted zone 2 or a restricted zone 3—\n(i) the pigs being moved have been kept on the premises of origin for at least 20 days; and\n(ii) no other pig has been introduced at the premises of origin within that period, unless a licensing officer has confirmed that the pig in question has been kept in an epidemiologically separate unit; and\n(f) where the movement is from premises in a surveillance zone or a restricted zone 3—\n(i) the premises of destination are part of the premises of origin’s production cycle or supply chain; and\n(ii) the movement is necessary to complete the production cycle before slaughter.\n(4) Where pigs are being moved within or out of a Restricted Zone, the Secretary of State may decide that the inspection and clinical examination under sub-paragraph (3)(b)(i) and (ii) is not required.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3A inserted (E.W.) (29.4.2026) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/475), art. 1(1), Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1894/schedule/3A/paragraph/15",
    "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."
}