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SCHEDULE 2ZONES

PART IIMeasures in a surveillance zone

Cleansing vehicles

2.—(1) Vehicles and equipment used within the surveillance zone to transport—

(a)pigs, or

(b)other livestock or material which may be contaminated with swine vesicular disease virus,

may not leave the surveillance zone without having been cleansed and disinfected in such a way as to minimise the risk of spread of swine vesicular disease virus.

(2) In the case of a livestock vehicle the cleansing and disinfection shall be in accordance with Schedule 2 to the Transport of Animals and Poultry (Cleansing and Disinfection) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007.

(3) In all other cases, the person in charge of the vehicle shall at least—

(a)cleanse and disinfect its wheels, wheel arches and mud flaps; and

(b)ensure that the exterior of the vehicle is not visibly contaminated with mud, faeces or other material that might carry swine vesicular disease virus.

(4) This paragraph does not apply in relation to vehicles travelling through the surveillance zone without stopping.