The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2003

Amendments to the Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Order 2002

2.—(1) The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Order 2002(1) is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this article.

(2) In each of articles 3(1)(b) (restrictions on the movement of animals), 4(b)(ii), 4(m)(i) and (ii) (specific exemptions)(2), and 4A(b) (conditional exemptions)(3) for “20 days” where it appears there is substituted “13 days”.

(3) In article 3(2) (restrictions on the movement of animals)(4)–

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), “(except in the case of a pig moved from a slaughterhouse prior to slaughter)” is omitted; and

(ii) for sub-paragraph (b) there is substituted–

“(b) where the animal to be moved has been held separately from animals which have been moved onto the premises in accordance with the provisions of article 5 and the premises have been authorised for those purposes by the Scottish Ministers before the animal moves onto those premises, after receipt of the declaration in the form specified in Schedule 1;”.

(4) In article 5(5) (separation of animals on premises)–

(i) for “the 20 day” there is substituted “any”; and

(ii) after “must remain” there is added “separated”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2002/34, as amended by S.S.I. 2002/221, 369 and 530.

(2)

Paragraph (m) of article 4 was inserted by S.S.I. 2002/221.

(3)

Article 4A was inserted by S.S.I. 2002/369.

(4)

Article 3(2) was amended by S.S.I. 2002/221.