Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order consolidates, with amendments, the provisions of various orders relating to diseases of horses listed in Schedule 3 to the Order, which are revoked.
The Order continues to provide for—
the compulsory notification of diseases of horses (as defined in article 3(1)) (article 4);
the declaration as an infected place of premises where diseases of horses are suspected to exist (article 5) and rules to be observed in respect of an infected place (article 7);
the investigation by a veterinary inspector into the existence of diseases of horses and the examination by him of horses or carcases for this purpose (article 6);
the prohibition of the movement of horses, carcases and other things on to or out of premises exposed to infection (article 10); and
the cleansing and disinfection of premises and vehicles (article 11).
The only changes of substance are that the provisions of this Order apply to the disease known as contagious equine metritis in addition to the diseases of horses referred to in the Orders listed in Schedule 3 and that there is no longer any provision relating to the compulsory slaughter of horses suspected of being affected with glanders.