# The Tuberculosis (Wales) Order 2010, Article 13: Pre-Movement Testing

Extent: E+W

(1) No person may move a bovine animal from any premises unless—
(a) a skin test has been applied to it no more than 60 days before the date of movement; and
(b) the results of the test have been read by an inspector or an approved veterinary surgeon and are negative.
(1A) Where a reading of the test in paragraph (1)(b) does not reveal a negative result for tuberculosis the requirements in article 12(3A) apply.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to—
(a) bovine animals that are less than 6 weeks old at the date of the movement;
(b) the movement of a bovine animal to a place for veterinary treatment provided that it is returned direct to its premises of origin after the treatment, or is killed or goes direct to slaughter;
(c) any movements specified in Schedule 2; and
(d) any movement that is approved by the Welsh Ministers.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a)—
(a) the 60 day period begins on the day after tuberculin is injected into the animal; and
(b) the skin test cannot be one applied to an animal subject to a notice served under article 16 (isolation and prohibition on movement of animals) unless approved by the Welsh Ministers.
(4) The pre-movement test must be arranged with an approved veterinary surgeon at the expense of the keeper of the bovine animal unless a test for tuberculosis has been instructed by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with article 12(1) to take place within the period mentioned in paragraph (1)(a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2010/1379/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tuberculosis-wales-order-2010/article-13
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