The African Swine Fever (England) Order 2003

Interpretation E+W+S

2.—(1) In this Order—

“carcase” means a pig carcase and includes part of a carcase;

“the CVO” means the Chief Veterinary Officer for Great Britain;

“the disease” means African swine fever;

“Divisional Veterinary Manager” means the person appointed for the time being by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to receive information about infected or suspected animals or carcases for the area in which such animals or carcases are located;

“feral pig” means a pig which is not kept or bred on a holding and is not in a slaughterhouse, knacker’s yard or means of transport;

“holding” means any place where any pig is bred or kept on a permanent or temporary basis or has been so kept at any time during the previous 56 days but does not include a slaughterhouse, knacker’s yard, means of transport or fenced area where feral pigs are kept and may be hunted;

“infected holding” means a holding where the CVO has confirmed that the disease is present;

“knacker’s yard” means any premises used in connection with the business of slaughtering, flaying or cutting up animals whose flesh is not intended for human consumption;

“pig” means an animal of the suidae family;

“slaughterhouse” means any building, premises or place (other than a farmed game handling facility) used for slaughtering animals the flesh of which is intended for sale for human consumption, and includes any place available in connection therewith for the confinement of animals while awaiting slaughter there;

“suspected holding” means a holding in relation to which a notice under article 5 has been served;

“the virus” means the African swine fever virus;

“vector” means a tick of the species Ornithodorus erraticus, or any other tick of the genus Ornithodorus which, in the opinion of the CVO, is capable of transmitting African swine fever.

(2) For the purposes of this Order—

(i) a pig or carcase is suspected of being infected with the disease if it has clinical signs or post-mortem lesions consistent with the effects of the virus or if the results of a diagnostic test indicate the possible presence of the virus in that animal or carcase;

(ii) a pig or carcase is infected with the disease if the CVO determines that it is infected on the basis of clinical signs, post-mortem lesions or the result of a diagnostic test and any epidemiological circumstances.