2007 No. 429

ANIMALSANIMAL HEALTH

The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Amendment Order 2007

Made

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers in section 1 of the Animal Health Act 19811, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf.

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Amendment Order 2007, and comes into force on 16th September 2007.

2

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Amendment2

1

The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 20062 is amended in accordance with this article.

2

In Schedule 6, for paragraph 8 substitute–

8Livestock services in a restricted zone

1

No person shall carry out livestock services in respect of susceptible animals in a restricted zone, except under authority of a licence granted by an inspector.

2

But the prohibition in sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply to an occupier of premises, or an employee of the occupier, where the livestock service is being carried out–

a

by that occupier or employee in respect of an animal on those premises; and

b

using equipment owned by, or in the charge of, the occupier.

3

In this paragraph–

a

“livestock service” includes artificial insemination, clipping, embryo transfer, foot-paring, freeze branding, ultrasound scanning and weight-recording; and

b

“employee” does not include a person employed mainly for the purpose of carrying out a livestock service.

4

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

IAN ANDERSONA member of the staff of the Scottish MinistersPentland House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 2006.

It corrects an error in paragraph 8 of Schedule 6 (measures applicable to a restricted zone) to 2006 Order, which as made applied a restriction on carrying out livestock services to protection and surveillance zones.

This Order provides that the restriction on carrying out livestock services shall apply in a restricted zone. It also clarifies that “livestock services” includes artificial insemination, embryo transfer and weight recording.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order.