# The Sheep Scab (National Dip) Order 1990, Article 6: Restrictions relating to markets, exhibitions and shows


(1) Subject to the provisions of this article no person shall during the relevant period—
(a) hold a market, exhibition or show of sheep;
(b) move any sheep to a market, exhibition or show; or
(c) move any sheep from a market, exhibition or show.
(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1)(a) above shall not apply to the holding of a market, exhibition or show of sheep under the authority of a licence issued by the local authority and in accordance with the conditions, if any, subject to which the licence is issued, but a local authority shall not issue a licence permitting the holding of a market, exhibition or show for both dipped sheep and slaughter sheep unless it is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient to do so and that the presence of both dipped sheep and slaughter sheep in the same market, exhibition or show will not give rise to a risk of spreading sheep scab.
(3) A licence to hold a market, exhibition or show issued by the local authority under paragraph (2) above may permit the holding of a market, exhibition or show for—
(a) dipped sheep, on the condition that no sheep other than dipped sheep are present in, or admitted to, the same market, exhibition or show on the same day;
(b) slaughter sheep, on the condition that no sheep, other than slaughter sheep are present in or admitted to the same market, exhibition or show on the same day; or
(c) both dipped sheep and slaughter sheep, on the condition that adequate provision is made (to the local authority’s satisfaction) to ensure that dipped sheep and slaughter sheep are kept separate from each other whilst they are in the market, exhibition or show.
(4) The prohibition in paragraph (1)(b) above shall not apply—
(a) to the movement to a market, exhibition or show of any dipped sheep where they are accompanied by a declaration in Form S made by the owner of the sheep or his duly authorised agent;
(b) to the movement to a market, exhibition or show during the first 7 days of the relevant period of sheep which have been dipped within the 7 days immediately preceding the commencement of such period where they are accompanied by a declaration in Form S made by the owner of the sheep or his duly authorised agent;
(c) to the movement to a market of any dipped sheep which have been brought for the first and only time direct from a dipped sheep market within 36 hours of the closure of such a market where they are accompanied by a declaration in Form T made by the auctioneer of the dipped sheep market;
(d) to the movement to a slaughter sheep market of slaughter sheep where they are accompanied by a declaration in Form U made by the owner of the sheep or his duly authorised agent.
(5) The prohibition in paragraph (1)(c) above shall not apply to the movement of sheep from a market, exhibition or show where—
(a) dipped sheep are accompanied by a declaration in Form T issued by the auctioneer of that market or the person in charge of that exhibition or show; or
(b) undipped sheep are accompanied by a declaration in Form V issued by the auctioneer of that market or the person in charge of that exhibition or show;
(c) subject to paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) below, sheep are moved from a slaughter sheep market to a slaughterhouse, approved holding premises, approved premises or back to the premises from which they had been moved to such market where they are accompanied by a declaration in Form V issued by the auctioneer of that market or the person in charge of that exhibition or show.
(6) Sheep for slaughter moved from a slaughter sheep market to approved holding premises shall, within 5 days of their arrival there or before the end of the relevant period whichever date is earlier, be moved to a slaughterhouse accompanied by a declaration in Form U made by the occupier of the approved holding premises for slaughter within 72 hours of their arrival there, or be dipped.
(7) Sheep for export moved from a slaughter sheep market to approved holding premises which are not moved to approved premises within 35 days of their arrival there accompanied by a declaration in Form U signed by the occupier of the approved holding premises, which have not been slaughtered or dipped during that period, shall forthwith be moved to a slaughterhouse accompanied by a declaration in Form U made by the occupier of the approved holding premises for slaughter within 72 hours of their arrival there, or be dipped.
(8) In the case of sheep for which no buyer has been found at the slaughter sheep market and which are returned to the premises from which they had been moved to that market they shall be detained and kept separate from all the other sheep on the premises and shall, within 14 days of their arrival there or before the end of the relevant period whichever date is earlier, either be dipped or moved direct to a slaughterhouse accompanied by a declaration in Form U made by the owner or his duly authorised agent for slaughter within 72 hours of their arrival there.
(9) The prohibition in paragraph (1)(c) above shall not apply to the movement of sheep from a market, exhibition or show to a veterinary surgery for treatment and from there either direct to the premises from which they had been moved to the market, exhibition or show or direct to a slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1557/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-scab-national-dip-order-1990/article-6
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