Article 9 Movement of sheep after date specified in the noticeI1

Scotland

(1)

A person must not move sheep onto land specified in a clearance notice for 3 days from the date specified in the notice.

(2)

A person must not move sheep onto land specified in a clearance notice after the expiry of 3 days but before the expiry of 3 months from the date specified in the notice unless—

(a)

the sheep have been treated;

(b)

the person moving the sheep onto the land has given the following information to the local authority in writing—

(i)

confirmation that the sheep have been treated;

(ii)

the number of sheep that have been treated;

(iii)

the date or dates of the treatment; and

(iv)

the product used; and

(c)

the local authority has authorised in writing the movement of those sheep onto the land.

(3)

A local authority must not authorise the movement of sheep in accordance with this article unless—

(a)

it has received the information detailed in paragraph (2)(b); and

(b)

if the movement is within 16 days of the date on which the land was cleared, it is satisfied that the sheep have been treated in such a way that they will not be infested or reinfested with psoroptic or sarcoptic mites remaining on the land.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 9 in force at 17.12.2010, see art. 1(b)