Article 6 Health status of the animal

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

art. 6(1) substituted by Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) 2001 art. 2(4)
art. 6(4B) inserted by Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) 2001 art. 2(5)
art. 6(5) substituted by Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) 2001 art. 2(6)
art. 6(4A) inserted by Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) 2000 art. 3(2)
art. 6(1) words substituted by Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) 2002 art. 2(3)

(1)

After it has been microchipped, the animal shall—

(a)

have been vaccinated against rabies in a country or part of a country specified in Schedule 2 to this Order or in the British Islands or the Republic of Ireland after the age of three months by injection of an inactivated vaccine approved by the competent authority of the country in which the vaccination takes place; and

(b)

have had any necessary booster injections in a country or part of a country specified in Schedule 2 to this Order or in the British Islands or the Republic of Ireland at intervals specified by the manufacturer of the vaccine.

(2)

After it has been vaccinated against rabies, and at least six months before it is brought into England, a blood sample must have been taken from the animal and tested for rabies antibodies using a virus neutralisation test at a recognised laboratory, with the result of that test demonstrating a protective antibody titre of at least 0.5 international units per millilitre. The six month period shall begin on the date that the sample was taken from the animal.

(3)

The requirement in the preceding paragraph for a delay of six months between taking the blood sample for testing and the animal being brought into England shall not apply in the case of an animal which was microchipped, vaccinated and blood sampled before 28th February 2000, and which, at the time the blood sample is taken, either—

(a)

has never left the British Islands or The Republic of Ireland;

(b)

has spent six months in quarantine in either the British Islands or The Republic of Ireland and has not subsequently left those countries; or

(c)

has been brought into the British Islands or The Republic of Ireland under the provisions of Directive 92/65/EEC and has not subsequently left those countries.

(4)

Not less than 24 hours and not more than 48 hours before embarkation for England the animal must have been treated by a veterinary surgeon entitled to practise veterinary medicine in the country in which the treatment is administered against Echinococcus multicularis and ticks, using a veterinary medicine with a marketing authorisation in the country in which the medicine is administered and at an appropriate dosage; and in the case of treatment against Echinococcus multicularis the medicine must contain praziquantel as the active ingredient.

(5)

The animal must not have been outside the British Islands, the Republic of Ireland or the countries or territories in Part I of Schedule 2 to this Order (or, in the case of dogs assisting persons suffering from sensory impairment, those territories plus the countries in Part II of that Schedule) for the six month period immediately preceding the date it is brought into England.

(6)

The Minister shall recognise laboratories under this article to carry out tests under this article if he is satisfied that they are capable of carrying out the test correctly.

(7)

The Minister shall publish a list of recognised laboratories in such manner as he thinks fit.