# The Swine Vesicular Disease Regulations 2009 S.I. 2009/1299 · made 18 May 2009 · revised to 14 August 2014 These Regulations implement in England the provisions of Council Directive 92/119/EEC introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease (OJ No L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 69) in so far as that Directive controls swine vesicular disease and Council Directive 2007/10/EC (OJ No L 63, 1.3.2007, p. 24). PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/swine-vesicular-disease-regulations-2009/pdf/uksi_20091299_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/swine-vesicular-disease-regulations-2009/pdf/uksiem_20091299_en.pdf ## Introductory text This Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the SI of the same number and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument Animals, England Animal Health Made 18th May 2009 Laid before Parliament 27th May 2009 Coming into force 30th June 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 1: Introduction ## 1 Title, application and commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 References to occupier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 2: Notification of suspicion of swine vesicular disease ## 5 Notification requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 3: Suspicion and confirmation of swine vesicular disease ### Chapter 1: Scope of Part 3 and initial controls ## 6 Scope of Part 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Initial controls following notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter 2: Action on suspicion of disease and declaration of infected premises ## 8 Imposing measures on suspicion of disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Measures following suspicion – non-contact premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Measures following suspicion – contact premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Declaration of infected premises where premises are close to a confirmed outbreak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Suspicion relating to pigs living in the wild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Conditions and warning signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter 3: Killing pigs and initial cleansing and disinfection ## 14 Killing pigs on the infected premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Removal of carcases and initial cleansing and disinfection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Conservation and related measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter 4: Removal of measures in Schedule 1 from infected premises ## 17 Removal of restrictions from infected premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Cleansing and disinfection - general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Method of cleansing and disinfection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Testing with sentinel pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Compulsory cleansing and disinfection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 4: Slaughterhouses ## 22 Controls in a slaughterhouse following notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Action following the imposition of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 5: Area controls ## 24 Protection, surveillance and movement restriction zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Movement restriction zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Declarations where swine vesicular disease in Scotland or Wales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Declarations of zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Publicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 6: Vaccination ## 29 Prohibition on vaccination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Compulsory vaccination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Vaccinated pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 7: Inspection, enforcement and miscellaneous provisions ## 32 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 Licences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 Powers of inspectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Powers relating to pigs living in the wild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Notices relating to movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37 Suspension or restriction of rights of way in a protection zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 Change of occupier of premises under restriction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 39 Powers of inspectors in case of default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 40 Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 41 Obstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 42 Offences and penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43 Offences by bodies corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 44 Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 45 Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 Exceptional circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47 Revocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 1: Measures on suspect and infected premises ## 1 Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Housing or isolation of pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Disinfection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Restriction on movement of pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Restriction on movement of vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Restriction on removal of anything liable to transmit swine vesicular disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Restriction on persons entering and leaving the premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 2: Zones ### Part 1: Measures in a protection zone ## 1 Movement of pigs through the protection zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Movement of pigs on to premises in the protection zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Movement of pigs off premises in the protection zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Cleansing vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 2: Measures in a surveillance zone ## 5 Movement of pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Cleansing vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations implement in England the provisions of Council Directive 92/119/EEC introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease (OJ No L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 69) in so far as that Directive controls swine vesicular disease and Council Directive 2007/10/EC (OJ No L 63, 1.3.2007, p. 24). Part 1 is introductory. Part 2 deals with notification of suspicion of swine vesicular disease. Part 3 and Schedule 1 deal with premises where swine vesicular disease is suspected or confirmed, or which have been exposed to the virus. Part 4 deals with slaughterhouses. Part 5 and Schedule 2 make provision for the establishment of protection, surveillance and movement restriction zones following the confirmation of swine vesicular disease on any premises. Part 6 prohibits vaccination against swine vesicular disease except in the circumstances set out there. Part 7 contains provisions relating to inspection and enforcement. Breach of the Regulations is an offence punishable— (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . They are enforced by the local authority. A full impact assessment has been prepared and placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament. It is available on the Defra website at www.defra.gov.uk. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1299 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/swine-vesicular-disease-regulations-2009 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.