The African Horse Sickness Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

Powers to prevent horses from being brought onto other premisesN.I.

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11.—(1) This regulation applies where premises are infected premises and the Department considers that due to the risk of African horse sickness virus spreading it is appropriate to prevent horses from being brought onto other premises.

(2) The Department may serve a notice on the occupier of those other premises imposing the prohibition in paragraph (3).

(3) The prohibition is that no person may move any horse onto the premises for such period as may be specified in the notice, except under the authority of a licence granted by a veterinary inspector or an inspector acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector.

(4) The Department shall revoke any notice served under paragraph (2) if satisfied, having regard to the epidemiological risk, that the prohibition is no longer required.

(5) The notice may require the main occupier to erect and maintain such signs on the premises as may be required by a veterinary inspector.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 11 in operation at 18.11.2013, see reg. 1