- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
You are here:
- Northern Ireland Statutory Rules
- 2007 No. 70
- Explanatory Note
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
Opening Options
More Resources
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations—
revoke and replace The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R 2005 No. 485) and The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures in Zoos) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005 No. 486);
give effect to the vaccination requirements set out in 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); and
implement provisions requiring or dependant on the identification of poultry premises under Council Directive 2005/94/EC on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EC (O.J. No. L10, 14.1.2006, p16).
Regulations 1 to 4 contain introductory provisions on notices and licences.
Regulation 5 requires a keeper of poultry or captive birds to submit certain information to the Department within specified time limits and keep records of that information.
Regulations 6 to 12 relate to the vaccination of zoo birds. Regulation 6 contains a general prohibition on unauthorised vaccination of zoo birds. Regulation 7 specifies the conditions for vaccination of zoo birds, and regulation 8 enables the slaughter of vaccinated birds. Regulation 9 gives an inspector the power to enter premises. Regulation 10 sets out restrictions on the movement of vaccinated zoo birds. Regulation 11 requires the Department to carry out surveillance at any zoo where birds have been vaccinated and regulation 12 requires the Department to be notified of any bird that has not been vaccinated as required under the regulation.
Regulations 13 to 15 place general obligations on those bound by these Regulations.
Regulations 16 to 18 deal with powers of inspectors and offences.
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Rule
PrintThis Explanatory Note only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.