The Sheep Scab (Scotland) Order 2010

Movement of sheep after date specified in the notice

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9.—(1) A person must not move sheep onto land specified in a clearance notice for 3 days from the date specified in the notice.

(2) A person must not move sheep onto land specified in a clearance notice after the expiry of 3 days but before the expiry of 3 months from the date specified in the notice unless—

(a)the sheep have been treated;

(b)the person moving the sheep onto the land has given the following information to the local authority in writing—

(i)confirmation that the sheep have been treated;

(ii)the number of sheep that have been treated;

(iii)the date or dates of the treatment; and

(iv)the product used; and

(c)the local authority has authorised in writing the movement of those sheep onto the land.

(3) A local authority must not authorise the movement of sheep in accordance with this article unless—

(a)it has received the information detailed in paragraph (2)(b); and

(b)if the movement is within 16 days of the date on which the land was cleared, it is satisfied that the sheep have been treated in such a way that they will not be infested or reinfested with psoroptic or sarcoptic mites remaining on the land.