Division 5 Containment relating to animal health
United Kingdom
Regulations concerning the containment of AI viruses especially HPAI, but also including all AI viruses of H5 and H7 subtypes must be put in place by the veterinary authorities F1that report to the appropriate Minister. Some guidance is provided by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in Chapter 1.4.5 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2005 and HPNAI is regarded as an OIE Containment Group 4 pathogen.
Although the regulations governing the handling of AI viruses will be put in place by the veterinary authorities F2that report to the appropriate Minister.
The Minimum Safety Requirements applied by the F3National reference laboratory can be viewed on the following website:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/vla/science/science-viral-ai-reflab.htm
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Annex Ch. 14 para. 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 10(12)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2
Words in Annex Ch. 14 para. 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 10(12)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F3
Words in Annex Ch. 14 para. 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 10(12)(b)(iii) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 25(7)(c)(ii)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)