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PART 2U.K.Suspected and confirmed bluetongue

Restrictions in protection and surveillance zonesU.K.

13.—(1) If the Chief Veterinary Officer confirms that the bluetongue virus is circulating in England the Secretary of State—

(a)[F1may] declare an appropriate area to be a restricted zone;

(b)may, within a restricted zone, declare any area around an infected premises to be a protection zone, and any area beyond such protection zone to be a surveillance zone;

[F2(1A) A surveillance zone declared by the Secretary of State must not contain any land where animals have been vaccinated with live attenuated vaccines against bluetongue within the last 12 months.

(1B) No person may vaccinate against bluetongue using live attenuated vaccine in a surveillance zone declared under this regulation.]

(2) No person may move an animal, [F3or germinal product] out of a restricted zone except under the authority of a licence granted by [F4a veterinary inspector or by an inspector or officer of the Secretary of State acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector].

(3) No person may move an animal [F5or germinal product] out of a protection [F6or surveillance] zone except under the authority of a licence granted by [F7a veterinary inspector or by an inspector or officer of the Secretary of State acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector].

[F8(3A) A declaration under paragraph (1) may include a prohibition on the movement of animals or germinal products onto or from premises within a zone, except under the authority of a licence granted by a veterinary inspector or by an inspector or officer of the Secretary of State acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector]

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(5) A person is prohibited from moving an animal within a restricted zone if the animal shows clinical signs of bluetongue on the day of transport.

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