The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Wales) Order 2006

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Title, application and commencement

   2. 2. Extension of definitions of “animals” and “poultry”

   3. 3. Interpretation

   4. 4. Premises comprising common or unenclosed land

   5. 5. Licences and declarations

   6. 6. Notices

   7. 7. Dissemination of information concerning restrictions and requirements

   8. 8. Disinfection

3. PART 2 Notification, suspicion and investigation of disease

   1. 9. Notification of disease or suspected disease

   2. 10. Notice of suspicion of disease

   3. 11. Suspicion of disease in animals in transit

   4. 12. Veterinary inquiry into the existence of disease and declaration of suspect and infected premises

   5. 13. Separate production units

   6. 14. Tracing of possible disease spread

   7. 15. Maintenance of Measures in respect of premises

   8. 16. Declaration of a temporary control zone

   9. 17. Measures applicable in respect of a temporary control zone

   10. 18. Supplementary measures in respect of a temporary control zone: straying of susceptible animals

   11. 19. Declaration of supplementary movement control zone

   12. 20. Measures applicable in respect of a supplementary movement control zone

4. PART 3 Measures following confirmation of disease

   1. 21. Tracing of products originating on infected premises

   2. 22. Notice of intention to slaughter animals

   3. 23. Sampling and clinical examination of susceptible animals before slaughter

   4. 24. Place of slaughter

   5. 25. Slaughter: control of carcases

   6. 26. Slaughter: control of faecal material

   7. 27. Slaughter: isolation of things liable to spread disease

   8. 28. Slaughter: cleansing and disinfection of premises other than slaughterhouses and border inspection posts

   9. 29. Slaughter: cleansing and disinfection of slaughterhouses and border inspection posts

   10. 30. Restocking of premises following slaughter

   11. 31. Declaration of protection and surveillance zones on confirmation of disease in Wales

   12. 32. Declaration of protection and surveillance zones on confirmation of disease in England or Scotland

   13. 33. Protection and surveillance zones: general provisions

   14. 34. Measures applicable in respect of protection and surveillance zones

   15. 35. Veterinary inspection of premises in protection and surveillance zones

   16. 36. Power to prohibit entry to land or agricultural buildings in a protection zone

   17. 37. Termination of protection and surveillance zones

   18. 38. Declaration of a restricted zone

   19. 39. Measures applicable in respect of a restricted zone

   20. 40. Presence of disease in wild animals and declaration of a wild animal infected zone

   21. 41. Measures applicable in a wild animal infected zone

5. PART 4 General and supplementary provisions

   1. 42. Production of licences

   2. 43. Premises keeping animals of special value

   3. 44. Duty of the local authority to erect signs

   4. 45. Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles transporting susceptible animals

   5. 46. Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles: provision of facilities, equipment and materials

   6. 47. Marks applied under this Order

   7. 48. Change of occupation of premises under restriction

   8. 49. Reasonable assistance

   9. 50. False information

   10. 51. Compliance with notices and directions

   11. 52. Production of records

   12. 53. Retention of records

   13. 54. Designated areas and periods for the inspection of vehicles

   14. 55. General powers of veterinary inspectors to take action to prevent the spread of disease

   15. 56. Powers of inspectors in case of default

   16. 57. Offences by bodies corporate

   17. 58. Offences: no knowledge of restriction or requirement

   18. 59. Enforcement

6. PART 5 Amendments and revocations

   1. 60. Amendment to the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978

   2. 61. Amendment to the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Ascertainment of Value) (Wales) (No.5) Order 2001

   3. 62. Amendment to the Disease Control (Wales) Order 2003

   4. 63. Revocations

7. Signature

8. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Cleansing and disinfection of premises

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Measures applicable to premises on suspicion or confirmation of disease

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Criteria for confirming disease

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Measures applicable in respect of protection and surveillance zones

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      Treatments to ensure the destruction of disease virus

      1. PART 1 Products of animal origin (other than fresh meat, milk and milk products)

      2. PART 2 Products not of animal origin

      3. PART 3 Fresh meat

      4. PART 4 Milk and milk products

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      Measures applicable in respect of a restricted zone

   7. SCHEDULE 7

      Measures applicable in respect of a wild animal infected zone

   8. SCHEDULE 8

      Restocking of premises

   9. SCHEDULE 9

      Orders Revoked

9. Explanatory Note