http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/336/article/6The Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (Scotland) Order 2006texttext/xmlenANIMALS;ANIMAL HEALTHStatute Law Database2025-06-12Expert Participation2025-05-29 This Order, which comes into force on 1st July 2006, transposes Council Directive 2005/94/EC on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EC (O.J. No. L 10, 14.1.06, p.16), other than Chapter IX and certain slaughter provisions. Chapter IX of the Directive deals with vaccination and is transposed by the Avian Influenza (Slaughter and Vaccination) (Scotland) Regulations 2006. This Order also amends the Diseases of Poultry (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1078) and the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/32). PART 2 61If the Scottish Ministers consider it necessary (having carried out a risk assessment) to reduce the risk of the transmission of avian influenza to poultry or other captive birds in Scotland from wild birds or from any other source, they must do one or more of the following–adeclare an avian influenza prevention zone in all or part of Scotland;bserve a restrictions notice on the occupier of any premises where poultry, other captive birds or any specified categories of poultry or captive birds are kept;cban the collection of poultry or other captive birds at any fair, market, show, exhibition, race or other gathering, unless the gathering is licensed by a veterinary inspector.2The Scottish Ministers must, in a declaration of an avian influenza prevention zone or in a restrictions notice, impose such restrictions and requirements as they consider necessary to reduce the risk of transmission of avian influenza and must consider, in particular, the measures necessary–ato prevent direct or indirect contact which wild birds might otherwise have with poultry and other captive birds;bto reduce the risk of feed and water provided to poultry and other captive birds being contaminated with avian influenza virus;cto reduce the risk of the spread of avian influenza between premises.3The Scottish Ministers' powers under paragraph (2) include powers–ato require poultry and other captive birds to be housed or otherwise kept separate from wild birds;bto require that poultry and other captive birds are provided with feed and water to which wild birds have no access or which has been treated to render any avian influenza virus inactive;cto prohibit the use of birds of the orders Anseriformes (including ducks, geese and swans) and Charadriiformes (including gulls, murres, terns, avocets, puffins, woodcock, oystercatchers, sandpipers, plovers, surfbirds, snipes and skimmers) as decoys during bird-hunting;dto require keepers of poultry and other captive birds and others who come into contact with such birds to cleanse and disinfect their footwear and take such other biosecurity measures as a veterinary inspector may require.