Article 19 Declaration of supplementary movement control zone

England and Wales

(1)

When a temporary control zone has been declared, the National Assembly may also declare a supplementary movement control zone of such size as it considers necessary to prevent the spread of disease.

(2)

A supplementary movement control zone must include its associated temporary control zone.

(3)

An area must remain a supplementary movement control zone (or part of one) until—

(a)

it becomes part of a protection zone or a surveillance zone; or

(b)

the associated temporary control zone is terminated;

(c)

the National Assembly amends the declaration so as to exclude that area; or

(d)

the National Assembly revokes the declaration.

(4)

Any amendment or revocation of a declaration creating a supplementary movement control zone must refer to that declaration and state the date and time it is to take effect.

(5)

Any premises which are partly inside and partly outside a supplementary movement control zone are deemed to be wholly inside it.

(6)

A supplementary movement control zone applies in respect of—

(a)

susceptible animals; and

(b)

any class of non-susceptible animal specified in the declaration during a period also specified there (which must not exceed 72 hours from the zone's declaration).