The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2007

Made8th October 2007

Coming into force9th October 2007

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 and commencement1

1

This Order may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2007, and comes into force on 9th October 2007.

Amendment2

1

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

2

In paragraph (1) of article 2, for the definition of “susceptible animal” substitute–

“susceptible animal” means cattle, a sheep, goat, deer, camel, llama, alpaca, guanaco, vicuna, any other ruminant, any swine (that is, a member of the suborder Suina of the order Artiodactyla) or an elephant;

3

In Schedule 6 , for paragraph 1 substitute–

1Movement of susceptible animals in a restricted zone
1
No person shall move a susceptible animal–
a
from premises within a restricted zone; or
b
into or out of a restricted zone,
except under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector (which shall include a condition relating to the cleansing and disinfection of any vehicle used to move the animal).
2
The person in charge of any vehicle used to move an animal under such a licence shall ensure that the vehicle is cleansed and disinfected without delay in accordance with–
a
the conditions of the licence; and
b
any additional directions an inspector may give by serving a notice on that person.
3
But this paragraph does not apply in any part of a restricted zone which is also part of protection zone, surveillance zone or vaccination zone.

NEIL RITCHIE

A member of the staff of the Scottish MinistersPentland House,Edinburgh8th October 2007

(This note is not part of the Order)

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

Article 2(1) of this Order re-enacts with modifications the definition of “susceptible animal” in the principal Order so that it no longer means a rodent.

Article 2(2) of this Order re-enacts with modifications paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 (measures that apply in a restricted zone) to the principal Order.

The new paragraph provides that a vehicle used to move susceptible animals shall be cleansed or disinfected in accordance with conditions to be applied to the licence authorising the movement, and any other conditions applied to the movement by a direction by an inspector. The requirements set out in paragraph 45 (cleansing and disinfection of vehicles transporting susceptible animals) the principal Order no longer apply to movements in a restricted zone.

The new paragraph further provides that the movement restriction in that paragraph will not apply in any part of a restricted zone that is also part of a surveillance zone.

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