Article 55A Contingency plans and exercisesF1
(1)
The Secretary of State must carry out alert exercises in real time F2..., 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.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Art. 55A inserted (21.12.2021) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1472), arts. 1(1), 2(4)
- F2
Words in art. 55A(1) omitted (20.12.2023) by virtue of The Exotic Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1415), arts. 1(1), 3(3)