The Sheep Scab Order 1992

Effect of declaration of an infected place

6.—(1) On premises declared to be an infected place under article 5–

(a) no person shall move or cause or permit to be moved any sheep into or out of the premises, except under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector and in accordance with any conditions to which the licence is issued;

(b) no person shall move or cause or permit to be moved out of the premises any carcase, skin, fleece, wool, fodder, manure, litter, vehicle, machine, equipment, pen, hurdle, sack or any other thing used or intended to be used for or in connection with sheep except under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector and in accordance with any conditions subject to which the licence is issued; and

(c) the owner or the person in charge of any sheep on the premises shall take all steps as may be necessary to prevent the sheep from straying out of the premises or coming into contact with any other sheep outside the premises.

(2) A veterinary inspector may, by notice in writing served on the occupier or the person in charge of an infected place, direct that any of the provisions in paragraph (1) above shall cease to apply in the infected place or shall be modified to the extent or in the manner specified in the notice, and the veterinary inspector shall immediately send a copy of such notice to the loal authority.