Article 30 Declaration of protection and surveillance zones on confirmation of the disease in Scotland

(1)

The Scottish Ministers shall, on confirmation of the disease on premises in Scotland, other than–

(a)

a slaughterhouse or F1border control post; or

(b)

premises to which infected or contaminated animals have been transported under article 10(1)(b),

declare a protection zone and a surveillance zone in such part of Scotland as they think fit.

(2)

The Scottish Ministers may, on confirmation of the disease–

(a)

at a slaughterhouse or border control post in Scotland,

(b)

at premises in Scotland to which infected or contaminated animals have been transported under article 10(1)(b),

declare a protection zone and a surveillance zone in such part of Scotland as they think fit to prevent the spread of the disease.

(3)

A declaration under this article shall designate–

(a)

the extent of the protection zone which shall be an area centred on the infected premises and of at least three kilometres radius; and

(b)

the extent of the surveillance zone which shall be an area centred on the same premises and of at least ten kilometres radius.

Annotations

F1: Words in art. 30 substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Agriculture etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/412), regs. 1(1), 17(7)

F1: 1981 c. 22, amended by the Animal Health Act 1981 (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3293). The functions conferred under the 1981 Act on “the Ministers” (as defined in section 86 of that Act) are now exercisable by the Scottish Ministers. They were transferred, so far as exercisable within devolved competence, by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.