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Ultrasound scanning of sheep

6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person shall carry out or cause to be carried out ultrasound scanning of sheep except in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued by the Minister or the National Assembly.

(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not apply to the occupier of any premises or his or her employee (other than a person employed by him or her primarily for the purposes of carrying out ultrasound scanning of sheep) in respect of the carrying out of ultrasound scanning of sheep kept on those premises using ultrasound scanning equipment kept or owned by the occupier.

(3) A licence issued under article 37CC(1) of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983 in force immediately before the coming into force of this Order shall continue to have effect as if it were a licence issued under paragraph (1) above.