# The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006, Article 55A: Contingency plans and exercises


(1) The Secretary of State must carry out alert exercises in real time ..., either—
(a) on two occasions within a five-year period following the date of the last confirmed case, the first of which must occur no later than three years after the approval of the plan; or
(b) in the case of a major epizootic disease outbreak which was successfully controlled and eradicated, once during the five-year period following the conclusion of that outbreak.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/182/article/55A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foot-and-mouth-disease-england-order-2006/article-55A
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