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The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

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Separate production units

12.—(1) The Department may by notice served on the occupier of any premises (other than infected premises) investigated under regulation 11 declare that they are to be regarded as two or more separate production units if the Chief Veterinary Officer advises at the time of the veterinary inquiry that in his opinion—

(a)the premises comply with the criteria in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph 3A(7) of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Order; and

(b)each of those paragraphs has applied continuously for at least—

(i)28 days immediately prior to the date of the inquiry, if only bovine animals or swine have been on the premises within that period, or

(ii)42 days immediately prior to that date in any other case.

(2) A declaration under paragraph (1) shall identify and designate the boundaries of each separate unit and shall declare every separate unit which is free of disease to be a free unit.

(3) An unit shall cease to be a free unit on—

(a)variation of the notice declaring it such that it is no longer declared to be a free unit; or

(b)revocation of the notice.

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