Article 14 Infected area movement restrictions

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person shall move any sheep out of an infected area or from any premises to any other premises within an infected area.

(2)

The provision in paragraph (1) above shall not apply to any sheep which are moved–

(a)

from any premises to any other premises in an infected area within a radius of not more than 50 km for the purpose of being dipped thereon;

(b)

after being moved in accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) above, back to the premises from which they had been moved;

(c)

after being dipped, from any premises to any other premises where they are accompanied by a declaration in Form L made by the owner or his duly authorised agent; and

(d)

from any premises direct to premises approved for the purposes of article 4 of the Export of Animals (Protection) Order 1981^f1 or a slaughterhouse where they are accompanied by a declaration in Form L made by the owner or his duly authorised agent.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1981/1051.