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

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Declaration of a vaccination surveillance zone on suppressive or protective vaccination in the Republic of Ireland

14.—(1) This regulation applies where a programme of vaccination is to be undertaken in the Republic of Ireland.

(2) Where this regulation applies and any part of the programme of vaccination is to be undertaken within ten kilometres of the border with Northern Ireland, the Department shall declare a vaccination surveillance zone in Northern Ireland, of such size as it thinks fit to prevent the spread of disease.

(3) Where this regulation applies and a zone having equivalent effect to a vaccination surveillance zone has been declared in the Republic of Ireland abutting the border with Northern Ireland, the Department may declare a vaccination surveillance zone in Northern Ireland.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5), a vaccination surveillance zone declared under this regulation shall be of such size as the Department thinks fit to prevent the spread of disease.

(5) A declaration under this regulation shall specify the extent of the vaccination surveillance zone and the Department shall ensure that any such zone—

(a)abuts the border of the Republic of Ireland; and

(b)extends from that border such that its boundary is at least ten kilometres from the perimeter of any zone having equivalent effect to a vaccination zone in the Republic of Ireland.

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