Paragraph 27 Movement of animal by-products obtained from pigs kept on premises in certain controlled zonesF1

(1)

Except in accordance with a licence granted under sub-paragraph (2), a person must not—

(a)

move animal by-products within or out of a protection zone or a surveillance zone, if the animal by-products were obtained from pigs kept on premises in either of those zones;

(b)

move animal by-products out of a restricted zone 2 or restricted zone 3, if the animal by-products were obtained from pigs kept on premises in either of those zones.

(2)

A licensing officer may license the movement of a kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) if the requirements set out in sub-paragraph (3)(a), (b) or (c) are met.

(3)

The requirements are that—

(a)

the movement is to an approved animal by-products plant and—

(i)

where the movement is within or out of a protection zone, the transportation vehicle is sealed, after the animal by-products are loaded, by a licensing officer or under a licensing officer’s supervision;

(ii)

the animal by-products are collected, stored and transported separately from other pig products that are not eligible to be moved under these Regulations; and

(iii)

the movement is for the purpose of disposal or processing in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1069/2009;

(b)

the movement is of animal by-products obtained from pigs kept on premises in a restricted zone 2 or a restricted zone 3 to a temporary collection plant and—

(i)

the animal by-products are collected, stored and transported separately from other pig products that are not eligible to be moved under these Regulations; and

(ii)

the movement is for the purpose of disposal or processing in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1069/2009;

(c)

the movement is a qualifying movement of manure, slurry containing material of swine origin, used bedding or used litter, and those animal by-products are collected, stored and transported separately from other pig products that are not eligible to be moved under these Regulations.

(4)

In sub-paragraph (3)(c) a “qualifying movement” is a movement—

(a)

from premises in a protection zone or a restricted zone 3 for disposal at landfill after processing in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1069/2009; or

(b)

from premises in a surveillance zone or a restricted zone 2, either—

(i)

without processing, to an authorised landfill located in one of those zones; or

(ii)

after processing, to an authorised landfill.

(5)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4), “an authorised landfill” means a landfill in England in relation to which a permit issued under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 subsists.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 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