The Specified Diseases (Notification and Control) (Amendment, etc.) (England) Order 2021

Amendment to the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1996

4.—(1) The Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1996(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 3(4), after “Schedule 1” insert “or Schedule 1A”.

(3) After article 4, insert—

Notification of infection with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans: England

4A.— (1) For the purposes of the Animal Health Act 1981 in its application to this article—

(a) the definition of “animals” in section 87(1) of the Act is extended to include relevant amphibians;

(b) the definition of “disease” in section 88(1) of the Act is extended to include infection with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans.

(2) A person who—

(a) has in his possession or under his charge a relevant amphibian, and

(b) knows, or reasonably suspects, that the relevant amphibian is infected with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans,

must give notice of that knowledge or suspicion as soon as practicable.

(3) A veterinary surgeon or other person who, in the course of his duties—

(a) examines or inspects a relevant amphibian, and

(b) knows or reasonably suspects that the relevant amphibian is infected with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans,

must give notice of that knowledge or suspicion as soon as practicable.

(4) A person who—

(a) analyses a sample taken from a relevant amphibian, and

(b) knows or reasonably suspects that the sample taken from the relevant amphibian is infected with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans,

must give notice of that knowledge or suspicion as soon as practicable.

(5) In paragraphs (2) to (4), “relevant amphibian”—

(a) means an amphibian of the group “Caudata”; and

(b) includes the carcase of any such amphibian.

(6) This article applies in relation to England only.

Notification of Ebola virus: England

4B.— (1) For the purposes of the Animal Health Act 1981 in its application to this article—

(a) the definition of “animals” in section 87(1) of the Act is extended to include relevant primates;

(b) the definition of “disease” in section 88(1) of the Act is extended to include infection with Ebola virus.

(2) A person who—

(a) has a relevant primate in his possession or under his charge, and

(b) knows or reasonably suspects that the relevant primate is infected with Ebola virus,

must give notice of this knowledge or suspicion as soon as practicable.

(3) A veterinary surgeon or other person who, in the course of his duties—

(a) examines or inspects a relevant primate, and

(b) knows or reasonably suspects that the relevant primate is infected with Ebola virus,

must give notice of this knowledge or suspicion as soon as practicable.

(4) A person who, in the course of his duties—

(a) analyses a sample taken from a relevant primate, and

(b) knows or reasonably suspects that the sample taken from the relevant primate is infected with Ebola virus,

must give notice of this knowledge or suspicion as soon as practicable.

(5) In paragraphs (2) to (4)—

(a) “relevant primate” means any kind of primate except man, and;

(b) includes the carcase or any part of the carcase of a primate.

(6) This article applies in relation to England only.”.

(4) After article 5(2), insert—

“(3) Sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (1) do not apply in the case of notice given under article 4A or 4B.”.

(5) In article 6, for “article 3 or 4” substitute “article 3, 4, 4A or 4B”.

(6) In Schedule 1, in Part 1—

(a) after “Contagious agalactia”, insert “Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia”;

(b) after “Epizootic haemorrhagic virus disease”, insert “Glanders (Burkholderia mallei)”;

(c) after “Scrapie”, insert “Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)”.

(7) After Schedule 1, insert—

Article 3(4)

“SCHEDULE 1A FURTHER SPECIFIED DISEASES

• Bovine genital campylobacteriosis

• Bovine Viral Diarrhoea

• Infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

• Infection with bovine rhinotracheitis or infectious pustular vulvovaginitis

• Paratuberculosis

• Trichomonosis”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/2628, amended by S.I. 2003/130, S.I 2006/2166, 2009/2713, S.I. 2012/2629 and S.I. 2015/2023.