The Aujeszky's Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

PART 1INTRODUCTION

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

PART 2NOTIFICATION OF SUSPICION OF AUJESZKY'S DISEASE

5Notification of suspicion of disease

PART 3SUSPICION AND CONFIRMATION OF AUJESZKY'S DISEASE

CHAPTER 1Scope of Part II and initial controls

6Scope of PART II

7Initial Controls following notification

8Imposing measures on suspicion of disease

CHAPTER 2Action on suspicion of disease and declaration of infected premises

9Disease investigation

10Notice of intended slaughter

11Epidemiological investigation

12Imposing measures on suspicion of disease relating to pigs living in the wild

CHAPTER 3Removal of measures in Schedule 1 relating to infected premises

13Removal of restrictions from infected premises

14Cleansing and disinfection

PART 4CONTROLS FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION AT A SLAUGHTERHOUSE

16Action following the imposition of controls

PART 5AREA CONTROLS

17Protection zones

18Declaration of protection zones on confirmation of the disease in Northern Ireland

19Ending of a protection zone

20Declaration of protection zones on suspicion or confirmation of the disease in the Republic of Ireland

PART 6VACCINATION

21Prohibition on vaccination

22Compulsory vaccination

23Declaration of vaccination zones on confirmation of the disease in Northern Ireland

24Vaccinated pigs

PART 7INSPECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

25Notices relating to movement

26Powers of inspectors in case of default

27Consequential Amendments

SCHEDULE 1Measures following declaration by the Department of an infected premises

1A person may not move any pig or other animal...

2A person may not move any carcase, feeding stuff, litter...

3A person may not move any vehicle, machinery or equipment...

4A keeper shall treat or dispose of any litter, dung,...

5The keeper shall isolate or confine any pigs on the...

6The keeper shall— (a) provide and maintain effective means of...

7Any person entering an infected premises shall—

SCHEDULE 2Measures in a protection zone

1Movement of pigs on to premises in the protection zone

2Movement of pigs off premises in the protection zone

3Cleansing vehicles

2012 No. 65

Animals

The Aujeszky's Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Made22nd February 2012

Coming into operation19th March 2012

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development M1, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 5(1), 8A, 10(6), 12(1), 14, 19, 44, 46(7A) and (7B), 60(1) and paragraph 10 of Part 1of Schedule 2 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 M2.