This Order provides that licences for movement of animals direct to approved slaughterhouses out of the infected areas designated by the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Declaratory (No. 5) Order 2001, the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Declaratory (No. 6) Order 2001 and the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Declaratory (No. 7) Order 2001 which may be issued by a veterinary inspector, may also be issued by an inspector appointed by the Scottish Ministers or by a local authority.