Paragraph 6 Prohibition on testing, vaccination and treatmentI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

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

Sch. para. 1 words inserted by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 2015 art. 2(2)(a)
Sch. para. 1 words substituted by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 2015 art. 2(2)(b)
Sch. para. 1 words substituted by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 2015 art. 2(2)(c)
Sch. para. 1A inserted by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 2015 art. 2(3)
Sch. para. 1 coming into force by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 1999 art. 1
Sch. para. 2 coming into force by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 1999 art. 1
Sch. para. 3 coming into force by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 1999 art. 1
Sch. para. 4 coming into force by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 1999 art. 1
Sch. para. 5 coming into force by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 1999 art. 1
Sch. para. 6 coming into force by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 1999 art. 1
Sch. para. 7 coming into force by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 1999 art. 1
Sch. para. 2 heading words substituted by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 2015 art. 2(4)(a)
Sch. para. 2(1) words inserted by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 2015 art. 2(4)(b)
Sch. para. 2 words inserted by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 2015 art. 2(4)(c)
Sch. para. 2(1)(c) words inserted by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 2015 art. 2(4)(d)
Sch. para. 3(2) words substituted by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 2015 art. 2(5)(a)
Sch. para. 3(2)(a) words substituted by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 2015 art. 2(5)(b)
Sch. para. 3(2)(b)-(d) words substituted by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 2015 art. 2(5)(c)
Sch. para. 5 substituted by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 2015 art. 2(6)
Sch. para. 6 words inserted by Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme 2015 art. 2(7)

(1)

A person, other than an authorised officer, shall not carry out a test on any bovine animal for tuberculosis.

(2)

A person, other than an authorised officer, shall not carry out a test on any non-bovine animal for tuberculosis without the permission of the Divisional Veterinary Officer for the area in which the animal is kept.

(3)

A person shall not vaccinate any animal against tuberculosis except in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued by the Department.

(4)

A person shall not treat any animal for tuberculosis except in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued by the Department.

(5)

A licence issued under sub-paragraph (2), (3) or (4)—

(a)

shall be in writing;

(b)

may be granted subject to conditions; and

(c)

may be modified, suspended or revoked by notice in writing given to the holder thereof at any time.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. para. 6 in operation at 26.7.1999, see art. 1