Amendment of the Diseases of Poultry (Scotland) Order 2003

2.—(1) The Diseases of Poultry (Scotland) Order 2003(1) is amended in accordance with this article.

(2) For article 3A (notification procedures to be taken where infection with avian mycoplasmosis or avian chlamydiosis is suspected), substitute—

Notification procedure where an infection with Avian Mycoplasmosis is suspected

3A.— (1) A person who—

(a) analyses a sample from a bird or carcase, and

(b) reasonably suspects that the bird or carcase is infected with avian mycoplasmosis (infection with Mycoplasma gallisepticum or M. meleagridis),

must immediately inform an authorised veterinary inspector of that suspicion.

(2) This article applies only in relation to domestic fowl and turkeys.

Notification procedure where an infection with Avian Chlamydiosis is suspected

3B.— (1) A person who—

(a) analyses a sample from a bird or carcase, and

(b) reasonably suspects that the bird or carcase is infected with avian chlamydiosis,

must immediately inform an authorised veterinary inspector of that suspicion.

(2) This article applies only in relation to birds of the order Psittaciformes.”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2003/354. Article 3A was added by S.S.I. 2021/130.