# The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014, Paragraph 16: Movement of pigs for the purpose of health or welfare in exceptional circumstances


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), a licensing officer may, following a risk assessment, license the movement of pigs kept on premises in a controlled zone to any other premises if the requirements set out in sub-paragraph (2) are met.
(2) The requirements are that—
(a) the movement is necessary for ensuring the health or welfare of any pig in exceptional circumstances; and
(b) a veterinary inspector is satisfied that all reasonable steps will be taken to ensure the pigs will be kept on the premises of destination—
(i) in an empty unit; or
(ii) where an empty unit cannot be used, a unit that is epidemiologically separate from other pigs kept on those premises.
(3) Pigs kept on premises in a protection zone may only be moved within that zone or to the adjacent surveillance zone.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1894/schedule/3A/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-swine-regulations-2014/schedule-3A/paragraph-16
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