PART 3CLEARANCE OF SHEEP FROM COMMON LAND
Movement of sheep after date specified in the notice9.
(1)
A person must not move sheep onto land specified in a clearance notice for 3 days from the date specified in the notice.
(2)
A person must not move sheep onto land specified in a clearance notice after the expiry of 3 days but before the expiry of 3 months from the date specified in the notice unless—
(a)
the sheep have been treated;
(b)
the person moving the sheep onto the land has given the following information to the local authority in writing—
(i)
confirmation that the sheep have been treated;
(ii)
the number of sheep that have been treated;
(iii)
the date or dates of the treatment; and
(iv)
the product used; and
(c)
the local authority has authorised in writing the movement of those sheep onto the land.
(3)
A local authority must not authorise the movement of sheep in accordance with this article unless—
(a)
it has received the information detailed in paragraph (2)(b); and
(b)
if the movement is within 16 days of the date on which the land was cleared, it is satisfied that the sheep have been treated in such a way that they will not be infested or reinfested with psoroptic or sarcoptic mites remaining on the land.