Article 59A Biosecurity standards for laboratories handling live foot-and-mouth disease virusF1
(1)
All laboratories handling live foot-and-mouth disease virus must be authorised by a licence under the Specified Animal Pathogens Order 2008 and operate in accordance with the conditions of that licence.
(2)
Laboratories handling live foot-and-mouth disease virus must be—
(a)
designated by the Secretary of State as the national reference laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease; or
(b)
specifically authorised by the Secretary of State for the handling of live foot-and-mouth disease virus.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Art. 59A inserted (21.12.2021) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1472), arts. 1(1), 2(5)