2012 No. 78

Animals

Animal Health

The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Order 2012 (revoked)
Made
29th February 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
2nd March 2012
Coming into force
1st April 2012
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PART 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Citation, commencement and extent
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interpretation
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extension of definition of “disease”
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Approval of laboratories
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Suspension and termination of approval of laboratories
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Approval of veterinary surgeons
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 2

HERD SCREENING

Breeding Herds
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First compliance deadline
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Subsequent compliance deadlines
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Persons authorised to take milk samples
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Decision on type of sample to take
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Change of BVD finding by approved veterinary surgeon
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 3

LABORATORIES

Duties of operators of approved laboratories
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Approved laboratories - record keeping and disclosure
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 4

CALVES BORN OTHER THAN INTO BREEDING HERDS OR TO A BREEDING ANIMAL

Qualifying calves
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duties of operators of approved laboratories – qualifying calves
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 5

BVD STATUS

BVD status of a breeding herd or breeding bovine animal
17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notification where BVD finding is “not negative”
18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 6

ENFORCEMENT AND OFFENCES

Enforcement
19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Powers of entry
20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Powers of inspectors
21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

False information
22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Offences by bodies corporate
23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Order revoked (9.2.2013) by The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/3), arts. 1(1), 30(1) (with sch.)