Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Tuberculosis in Animals (England) (Amendment) Order 2023 and comes into force on 1st August 2023.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Amendment of the Tuberculosis in Animals (England) Order 2021
2.—(1) The Tuberculosis in Animals (England) Order 2021(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—
(a)for the definition of “post-movement test” substitute—
““post-movement skin test” means a skin test carried out in accordance with article 20;”;
(b)in the appropriate place, insert—
““specified area” means any of the counties or civil parishes listed in Schedule 3;”.
(3) In article 5 (notification of suspected disease)—
(a)after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) A person, other than the keeper, who is making a notification under paragraph (1) must also notify the keeper of their suspicion.”;
(b)in paragraph (2)—
(i)after “has” insert “either”;
(ii)after “paragraph (1)” insert “or received a notification under paragraph (1A)”.
(4) In article 20 (post-movement testing)—
(a)for the heading to article 20, substitute “Post-movement skin testing”;
(b)for paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1) When a bovine animal is moved into either—
(a)the low-risk area from another part of England or from Wales; or
(b)the specified area from—
(i)another part of England, apart from the low-risk area, or
(ii)Wales,
the keeper who receives the animal must arrange and pay for a post-movement skin test to be applied to that animal by an approved veterinary surgeon no fewer than 60 days, but no more than 120 days, after the date of arrival at the receiving premises.”;
(c)in paragraph (2)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (b), for “inside the low-risk area, or are returning to the low-risk area” substitute “into the low-risk area or the specified area or returned to those areas”;
(ii)for sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) substitute—
“(c)moved to a show in the low-risk area or the specified area or returned to those areas from a show elsewhere provided—
(i)immediately after the show they are returned directly to their premises of origin, or are killed or go directly to slaughter; and
(ii)they were not housed on the showground, and were not otherwise on the showground for more than 24 hours;”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (e), after paragraph (iv) insert—
“(v)an approved finishing unit; or
(vi)an exempt finishing unit.”;
(d)in paragraph (4), for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—
“(b)directly to a licensed finishing unit;
(c)directly (or via an exempt market) to an approved finishing unit or an exempt finishing unit; or
(d)made under the authority of a licence issued by an inspector.”;
(e)in paragraph (5)(b), for “post-movement test” substitute “post-movement skin test”.
(5) In article 21(7) (exempt markets), for “exempt or approved finishing unit” substitute “exempt finishing unit or approved finishing unit”.
(6) After Schedule 2 insert the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order.
Benyon
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
25th July 2023