3.—(1) Article 4, rather than article 3, applies in relation to a means of transport which is used exclusively, in the course of a single day, for the transport of animals between the same two points, provided that the means of transport and any equipment—
(a)have been cleansed and disinfected in accordance with Schedule 2 since they were last used to transport any animal, or anything which may give rise to a risk of transmission of disease; and
(b)are cleansed and disinfected in accordance with Schedule 2 as soon as reasonably practicable and not more than 24 hours after the last journey during which an animal is transported during that day is completed, and in any event before they are used again in connection with the transport of any animal, or anything which may give rise to a risk of transmission of disease.
(2) In this paragraph “last journey” includes—
(a)a journey begun but not completed before midnight on the day in question; and
(b)in the case of a hoofed animal which has been participating in an event taking place during or continuing into, the evening of the day in question, a journey commenced as soon as practicable after the end of that event, whether or not it begins before midnight.
(3) This paragraph does not apply to journeys between two markets or journeys from a premises of origin to a livestock show and back.