http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2001/1033/madeThe Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 4) Order 2001Animal healthAnimal movement licencesAnimalsFoot and mouth diseaseDisposal of dead animalsKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2016-09-30ANIMALS, WALES;ANIMAL HEALTHThis Order, which extends to Wales, amends the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1950, as amended) by replacing Part IV to that Order with modified restrictions and requirements.The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 4) Order 2001art. 3The Foot-And-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (Wales) (No.4) (Amendment) Order 2001art. 2art. 1The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 4) Order 2001OrderThe Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Wales) Order 2006Sch. 9art. 1(2)2001 No. 1033 (W.47)ANIMALS, WALESANIMAL HEALTHThe Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (Wales) (<Abbreviation Expansion="Number">No.</Abbreviation> 4) Order 2001Made at10.15 p.m. on 16th March 2001Coming into force at11p.m.on 16th March 2001The National Assembly for Wales and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1, 7, 8, 15(4), 17(1), of the Animal Health Act 1981 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, make the following Order:Title, extent and commencement1This Order may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 4) Order 2001; it extends to Wales and shall come into force at 11 p.m. on 16th March 2001.Amendment to the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 198321The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983 in so far it applies to Wales, is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this article.2After paragraph (4) of article 3, the following paragraph is inserted—5Any approval, licence or notice under this Order shall be in writing, may be general or specific, may be subject to conditions and may be amended, suspended or revoked by notice in writing at any time, and in particular may be suspended or revoked if the issuing authority is reasonably of the opinion that the provisions of this Order are not being complied with..3Articles 31 to 37 are replaced by Schedule 1 to this Order.4After Schedule 4, Schedule 2 of this Order is added.Transitional provisions3Any restrictions on access to land, common land, unenclosed or waste land, footpath or right of way imposed under Part IV of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983 before it was amended by this Order shall continue to have effect until revoked by—aa declaration by the Minister, published in such manner as he sees fit; orba declaration by the local authority, published in such manner as it shall see fit.Signed at 22.15 on 16th March 2001D. Elis-ThomasThe Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for WalesSigned at 8.20 p.m. on 16th March 2001Helene HaymanMinister of State Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodSCHEDULE 1Article 2(3)PART IVPROVISIONS TO APPLY IN CONTROLLED AREAS311Subject to the provisions of this article, no person shall—amove any animal from the premises on which it is, except under the authority of a licence issued by the Minister; orbmove any animal into or out of the controlled area except under the authority of a licence issued by the Minister.2An inspector may, by licence issued in the form set out in Schedule 5 to this Order, permit, for the purposes of slaughter, the movement of—asheep, cattle or pigs direct to a slaughterhouse approved by the Minister to slaughter animals moved by licence issued under this article; andbsheep or cattle to a collecting centre, licensed by the local authority under article 35, for onward movement direct to a slaughterhouse approved under paragraph (a) above.3For the purposes of this article, licences or approvals issued in Scotland or Wales operate as if granted in England.4Where an animal is moved to a slaughterhouse under this article, the occupier of the slaughterhouse shall ensure that the animal is slaughtered at those premises in accordance with any condition relating to slaughter specified in the licence and in any event within 24 hours of arrival there.5The person in charge of the vehicle in which animals are moved under this article shall ensure that it is thoroughly cleansed and disinfected in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to this Order as soon as possible after the animals have been unloaded and, in any case, before the vehicle is moved from the delivery premises.6The occupier of premises to which animals are moved under this article shall—aensure that he or his representative is given the licence under which they have been moved before allowing the animals to be unloaded from the vehicle on which they have been transported;bforward that licence without delay to the local authority responsible for the area in which those premises are situated and, in the case of a slaughterhouse, provide a copy to the official veterinary surgeon appointed for those premises;cretain a copy of that licence for a period of 6 months and produce it upon request for inspection by an inspector;dprovide adequate facilities, equipment and materials for the cleansing and disinfection in accordance with this article of the vehicle that delivered the animals to the premises; andein the case of a collecting centre, ensure that sheep are marked or tagged so as to enable the identity of the collecting centre and the farm from which they were moved to be established throughout their onward movement to a slaughterhouse.Control of products from slaughterhouses and knacker’s yards321No person shall move any carcase or animal product (unless intended for human consumption) or any manure, slurry or litter, out of a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard except—aunder the authority of a licence granted by the Minister; orbfor disposal under the Animal By-Products Order 1999, the Specified Risk Material Order 1997 or the Specified Risk Material Regulations 1997.2Anything moved under paragraph 1(a) above shall be moved in a drip-proof container or vehicle, and the owner or person in charge of that container or vehicle shall, as soon as possible after unloading and in any case before it is used again, cleanse and disinfect the container or vehicle in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to this Order.3No person shall move anything under this article to premises on which there is an animal and any person moving or receiving anything under this article and the occupier of the premises to which it is moved shall ensure that it is not brought into contact with, or fed to, any animal.Control of carcases33No person shall move any carcase (other than the carcase of an animal slaughtered for human consumption or a suspect BSE or scrapie carcase destined for disposal) from premises other than a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard, except under the authority of a licence issued by the Minister.Prevention of animals from straying34— The person in charge of an animal kept on any premises shall take all necessary steps to prevent that animal from straying from those premises.Control of markets, sales and gatherings of animals351Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person shall use any premises for a fair, market, show or other gathering of animals.2Notwithstanding the prohibition in paragraph (1) above, the use of premises as a collecting centre may be permitted by licence issued by an inspector of the local authority, in accordance with the advice of the Chief Veterinary Officer.Hunting and stalking36Hunting and stalking are prohibited.Cleansing and disinfection of certain premises and vehicles37The occupier of a collecting centre, slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard shall cleanse and disinfect the premises as soon as practicable after it has been emptied of animals and in any event before any animal, fodder, litter or thing is moved there again, at his own expense and in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1and 2 of Schedule 2 to this Order together with any additional requirements notified by an inspector.Power to close footpaths37A1Subject to paragraph (2) below, and with the prior written consent of the Minister, an inspector may, notwithstanding the existence of any public footpath or right of way, prohibit the entry of any person—aonto any land (including any common, or any unenclosed waste land); orbinto any agricultural building,by displaying or causing to be displayed a notice to that effect at every entrance to that land or building.2No person shall enter any land or building in respect of which a notice is displayed under paragraph (1) other than—athe owner of any animal on that land or in that building or the employee of any such owner or any other person authorised by him or her who enters for the purpose of tending to that animal; orba person entering the land or building under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector.3No person shall remove a notice except under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector.Disinfection37BDisinfection under this part shall be with a disinfectant approved for the purpose of foot and mouth disease under the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978 at the concentration specified either for Foot and Mouth Disease or for “General Orders” whichever is higher.Licences37C1Except under articles 31, 35 and 37A above, licences under this Part may only be issued by the Minister.2The Minister shall not issue licences under this Part except in accordance with the advice of the Chief Veterinary Officer.3Where a local authority issues a licence under this Part, it shall retain a copy of the licence for a period of 6 months.Enforcement37D— The provisions of this Part shall, in so far as they are to be enforced in slaughterhouses, be enforced by the Minister.SCHEDULE 2Article 2(4)SCHEDULE 5ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 1981FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE ORDER 1983(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which extends to Wales, amends the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1950, as amended) by replacing Part IV to that Order with modified restrictions and requirements.
1981 c. 22. See section 86(1) for the definitions of “the Ministers” and “the Minister”. Functions of “the Ministers”, so far as exercisable by the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Wales, were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3141). Functions of “the Ministers”, so far as exercisable by the Secretary of State for Wales in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).S.I. 1983/1950, as amended by S.I. 1993/3119, S.I. 1995/2922 and, as regards Wales, S.I. 2001/572, S.I. 2001/658 (W.33) and S.I.2001/968 (W.46).S.I. 1999/646.S.I. 1997/2964 as amended by S.I. 2000/3234, S.I. 2000/3377 and S.I. 2000/3387/W/224.S.I. 1997/2965 as amended by S.I. 1997/3062, S.I. 1998/2045 itself amended by S.I. 1998/2431, S.I. 1999/539, S.I. 2000/656, S.I. 2000/2672, S.I. 2000/3381 and S.I. 2000/3387/W/224.S.I. 1978/32 as amended by S.I. 1978/934, S.I. 1999/919 and as further amended in relation to England only by S.I. 2000/3195 and S.I. 2001/608.