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The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 2006

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Control of animal gatherings and gatherings of people in a restricted zone

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6.—(1) Subject to sub paragraph (4), no person shall–

(a)hold any animal gathering which includes susceptible animals in a restricted zone;

(b)collect or distribute susceptible animals in a restricted zone for such an event; or

(c)hold any gathering of people on premises in a restricted zone in connection with the sale of any susceptible animal kept there at which more than two people (other than the owner or keeper of the animal and that person’s representatives) are present,

except under the authority of a licence granted by the Scottish Ministers.

(2) Subject to sub paragraphs (3) and (4), no person shall hold or take part in the following activities in a restricted zone–

(a)hunting any drag or other trail;

(b)stalking; or

(c)shooting deer,

except under the authority of a licence granted by the Scottish Ministers.

(3) Nothing in sub paragraph (2) shall make it unlawful for the occupier of any land, members of the occupier’s household, persons employed by the occupier as beaters and any member of a shooting party of not more than three persons authorised by the occupier to shoot deer found on that land.

(4) This paragraph does not apply in any part of a restricted zone which is also part of a protection zone or surveillance zone.

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