http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/68/regulation/21The Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007BirdsPoultryenANIMALS;ANIMAL HEALTHStatute Law Database2025-04-14Expert Participation2025-02-27
These Regulations transpose for Northern Ireland Council Directive 2005/94/EC on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (O.J. No. L 10, 14.1.2006, p16), (“the Directive”), other than Chapter IX which deals with vaccination. These Regulations also implement, in part Commission Decision 2006/474/EC concerning measures to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza caused by influenza A virus of subtype H5N1 to birds kept in zoos and approved bodies, institutes and centres in the member States and repealing Decision 2005/744/EC (O.J. No. L 187, 8.7.2006, p. 37).
PART IVMEASURES ON CONFIRMATION OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA AT PREMISES OTHER THAN A REGULATED PLACEMovement of birds off premises for killing
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If the Department considers that killing birds other than on infected premises would limit the risk of the spread of avian influenza more effectively, it may—
a
direct, by notice served on the occupier of the infected premises that killing of the birds specified in the notice be carried out at a place specified in the notice; and
b
licence the movement of those birds to that place.
Reg. 21 in operation at 10.2.2007, see reg. 1