The African Horse Sickness (Scotland) Order 2012
PART 1
Introduction
1
Citation, commencement and extent
2
Interpretation
3
Extension of definitions of “animals” and “disease”
4
Disapplication
PART 2
Notification of suspicion of African horse sickness
5
Notification requirements
PART 3
Suspicion and confirmation of African horse sickness
6
Scope of Part 3
7
Initial controls following notification
8
Imposing measures on suspicion of disease
9
Measures following suspicion – premises other than contact premises
10
Measures following suspicion – contact premises
11
Powers to prevent horses from being brought onto other premises
12
Killing horses on suspect premises and infected premises and disposal of carcases
13
Revocation of notices declaring premises to be infected premises
PART 4
Slaughterhouses
14
Imposition of initial controls at slaughterhouses
15
Action following examination
PART 5
Non-captive horses
16
Suspicion relating to non-captive horses
PART 6
Area controls
17
Temporary control zone
18
Control zone, protection zone and surveillance zone
19
Infection zone
20
Declaration of zones where African horse sickness suspected or confirmed outside Scotland
21
Premises straddling zones
PART 7
Vaccination
22
Prohibition on vaccination except in certain cases
23
Compulsory vaccination
24
Vaccinated horses
PART 8
Enforcement and miscellaneous provisions
25
Declaration of zones
26
Notices
27
Licences
28
Powers of inspectors
29
Powers of inspectors in case of default
30
Marks applied under this Order
31
Notice following a contravention on movement
32
Compensation
33
Main occupier of premises under restriction – access for welfare purposes
34
False information
35
Protection of inspectors acting in good faith
36
Offences by bodies corporate, Scottish partnerships and unincorporated associations
37
Enforcement
38
Exceptional circumstances
39
Amendments
SCHEDULE
Measures on suspect and infected premises and on premises in a control zone
1
Records
2
Housing of horses
3
Restriction on movement of horses, carcases, equipment or genetic material
4
Control of vectors
2012 No. 178

Animals

Animal Health

The African Horse Sickness (Scotland) Order 2012
Made
29th May 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
31st May 2012
Coming into force
1st July 2012
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and sections 1, 7(1), 8(1), 15(4), 17(1), 23, 25, 28, 35(1) and (3), 83(2), 87(2) and 88(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981 and all other powers enabling them to do so .
1972 c.68 (“the 1972 Act”). Section 2(2) was amended by paragraph 15(3) of Schedule 8 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7). The powers in section 2(2) are exercised in regard to articles 12(1), (2) and (3)(a), 16(6)(e) and 32 of this Order. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the 1972 Act, insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.
1981 c.22 (“1981 Act”). Section 8 was amended by paragraph 1 of schedule 2 to the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11). The functions conferred upon “the Ministers” (as defined in section 86 of the 1981 Act) were transferred, insofar as within devolved competence, to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
The powers to make this Order are exercised together by virtue of section 33(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10). The Order is subject to the negative procedure by virtue of section 33(4) of that Act.