The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Poultry) (Scotland) Order 2007

Cleansing and disinfection

17.—(1) Any person who is required under this Order to carry out disinfection at any premises or of any thing must–

(a) use disinfectants approved by the Scottish Ministers under the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978(1) (“the Disinfectants Order”) for use under the Diseases of Poultry (Scotland) Order 2003(2);

(b) use them at the concentrations approved under the Disinfectants Order; and

(c) use them–

(i) in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions (if any); or

(ii) if a veterinary inspector has instructed otherwise, in accordance with those instructions.

(2) Where cleansing and disinfection of vehicles is required at any premises under this Order, the occupier of those premises must provide adequate facilities and proper equipment and materials for that cleansing and disinfection.

(1)

S.I. 1978/32. The relevant amending instruments are S.S.I. 2006/336 and 352.

(2)

S.S.I. 2003/354The definition of the Diseases of Poultry Order in article 2 of the Disinfectants Order was substituted by S.S.I. 2006/336.