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The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 2006

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PART 3Disinfection of contaminated used litter, manure and slurry

20.  This Part shall apply to the disinfection of contaminated used litter, manure and slurry on premises except to the extent that it is varied by a notice served on the occupier by the Scottish Ministers.

21.  The bedding and the solid phase of manure shall be stacked to heat. Unless otherwise directed by the Scottish Ministers this shall be achieved by adding 100kg granulated quick lime to each 1m3 of material. The stack shall be heated to a temperature of at least 70°C throughout, sprayed with disinfectant and left for at least 42 days. During this period the stack shall either be covered or re-stacked so as to ensure thermic treatment of all layers.

22.—(1) The slurry and the liquid phase of manure shall be stored for at least the period in sub paragraph (2) after the last addition of infective material.

(2) The period for the purposes of sub paragraph (1) is 42 days or such other period as the Scottish Ministers directs by notice served on the occupier having taken into account–

(a)the extent of the contamination;

(b)the weather conditions; and

(c)the pH of the substance after disinfection and its likely effect on the disease virus.

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