The Swine Vesicular Disease (Scotland) Order 2009

PART 1 Introduction

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Swine Vesicular Disease (Scotland) Order 2009 and comes into force on 25th May 2009.

(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order–

“carcase” means a carcase or part of a carcase of a pig;

“disinfectant” means a disinfectant approved under the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Scotland) Order 2008(1);

“Divisional Veterinary Manager” means the veterinary inspector authorised by the Scottish Ministers to receive a notification under article 16 for the area in which a pig or carcase is situated or sample is examined;

“livestock” means a domesticated hoofed animal other than a horse;

“pig” means any animal of the Suidae family; and

“premises” includes any place.

Application

3.—(1) This Order does not apply to–

(a) anything done under the terms of a licence granted under the Specified Animal Pathogens (Scotland) Order 2009(2);

(b) any quarantine centre or quarantine facility approved under the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Scotland) Regulations 2007(3).

(2) Article 17 (controls on notification), and Chapters 2 (suspicion) and 3 (infection) of Part 4 (disease control measures) of this Order do not apply to a slaughterhouse.

(1)

S.S.I. 2008/219.

(2)

S.S.I. 2009/45.

(3)

S.S.I. 2007/194, amended by S.S.I. 2007/375 and 2008/155.