The Tuberculosis in Animals (England) Order 2021

Exempt finishing units, approved finishing units and approved collecting centres E+W

22.—(1) The Secretary of State may approve—

(a) a finishing unit to take bovine animals that have been moved without the requirement for a pre-movement test (“an exempt finishing unit”);

(b) a finishing unit (“an approved finishing unit”) that is—

(i) in an area that is subject to routine surveillance testing of bovine herds for tuberculosis at least annually;

(ii) permanently under movement restrictions;

(iii) licensed by an inspector to take bovine animals from restricted and unrestricted herds for fattening and finishing until they are moved to slaughter; and

(iv) licensed either for bovine animals to be permanently housed, or for the bovine animals to be grazed on contiguous land on the unit;

(c) a collecting centre to take bovine animals that come from a restricted herd (“an approved collecting centre”).

(2) An approved finishing unit and an approved collecting centre are also approved to take bovine animals that have been moved without a pre-movement test.

(3) The approval referred to in paragraph (1) must specify—

(a) the operator;

(b) the premises or the part of the premises on which the exempt finishing unit, approved finishing unit or approved collecting centre may be situated; and

(c) the conditions with which the operator of that finishing unit or collecting centre must comply.

(4) The operator of an exempt finishing unit, an approved finishing unit or an approved collecting centre must separate animals in or entering the finishing unit or collecting centre from bovine animals present on other parts of the premises where that finishing unit or collecting centre is located.

(5) A person must not purport to operate an exempt finishing unit, approved finishing unit or approved collecting centre unless it is approved under paragraph (1).

(6) A person must not move a bovine animal from an exempt finishing unit, an approved finishing unit or approved collecting centre except—

(a) to take it directly to slaughter; or

(b) under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector.

(7) A person must not move a bovine animal that is not separated from animals in or entering an exempt finishing unit, an approved finishing unit or an approved collecting centre as required by paragraph (4) except—

(a) to take it directly to slaughter, or

(b) under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector.

(8) An exempt finishing unit in Scotland or Wales that is approved by the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh Ministers respectively for the same purpose as an exempt finishing unit is deemed to be an exempt finishing unit for the purposes of this article of and Schedule 2 to this Order.

(9) An approved finishing unit in Scotland or Wales that is approved by the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh Ministers respectively for the same purpose as an approved finishing unit is deemed to be an approved finishing unit for the purposes of articles 20(4), 21(7) and this article of and Schedule 2 to this Order.

(10) A collecting centre in Scotland or Wales that is approved by the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh Ministers respectively for the same purpose as an approved collecting centre is deemed to be an approved collecting centre for the purposes of article 20(2)(e)(iii), this article of and Schedule 2 to this Order.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 22 in force at 1.10.2021, see art. 1(1)