The Tuberculosis (Wales) Order 2010

Interpretation E+W

2.  In this Order—

• “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Animal Health Act 1981;

• “affected animal” (“anifail yr effeithiwyd arno”) means a bovine animal which is affected with tuberculosis of the udder or is giving tuberculous milk, or which is affected with tuberculosis emaciation, or is excreting or discharging tuberculous material, or is affected with a chronic cough, or shows any other clinical signs of tuberculosis;

• “approved disinfectant” (“diheintydd cymeradwy”) means a disinfectant that is approved for use against bovine tuberculosis in accordance with the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Wales) Order 2007(1);

• [F1 “approved veterinary surgeon” (“milfeddyg cymeradwy”) means a veterinary surgeon who is approved in accordance with article 2A;]

• “bovine animal” (“anifail buchol”) means domestic cattle of the genus Bos, buffalo or bison;

• [F2 “collection centre” (“canolfan gasglu”) means premises used for the intermediate reception of animals intended to be moved elsewhere (but does not include a market or other place used for the sale or trading of animals unless all the animals there are intended for immediate slaughter)”;]

• [F2 “deposited map” (“map a adneuwyd”) means [F3 the map entitled “England and Wales Regional TB areas” signed on behalf of the Welsh Ministers and dated 15 December 2023];]

• [F4 “high-risk area in England” (“ardal risg uchel yn Lloegr”) means all the land shaded and identified as “High Risk Area” on the deposited map;]

• [F2 “high TB area” (“ardal TB uchel”) means all the land shaded and identified as “High TB” on the deposited map;]

• [F2 “intermediate TB area” (“ardal TB ganolradd”) means all the land shaded and identified as “Intermediate TB” on the deposited map;]

• “keeper” (“ceidwad”) means any person who owns or is responsible for a bovine animal whether on a permanent or temporary basis, but it does not include a person responsible for a bovine animal solely because the person is transporting it;

• [F2 “licensed finishing unit” (“uned besgi drwyddedig”) means a discrete self-contained holding—

  (a)

  where all the bovine animals are permanently housed on the unit until they can be moved to slaughter; and

  (b)

  which is licensed by an [F5 veterinary] inspector for the fattening and finishing of bovine animals that do not come from restricted herds;]

• [F2 “low TB area” (“ardal TB isel”) means all the land shaded and identified as “Low TB” on the deposited map;]

• [F6 “officially tuberculosis-free status” (“statws rhydd rhag twbercwlosis swyddogol”) means the status derived from satisfying the conditions laid down by the Welsh Ministers to enable the trade of cattle without restrictions on movement relating to tuberculosis;]

• [F2 “post-movement test” (“prawf ar ôl symud”) means a skin test carried out in accordance with article 13A;]

• “premises” (“mangre”) includes—

  (a)

  land or buildings; and

  (b)

  any other place including, in particular, a vehicle, a vessel, an aircraft, or a tent or other moveable structure;

• [F7 “pre-movement test” (“prawf cyn symud”) means a skin test carried out in accordance with article 13;]

• “reactor” (“adweithydd”) means a bovine animal that gives rise to a reaction to a relevant test which is consistent with its being affected with tuberculosis;

• [F8 “relevant test” (“prawf perthnasol”) means—

  (a)

  a skin test; or

  (b)

  any other diagnostic test for tuberculosis approved by the Welsh Ministers;]

• [F7 “restricted herd” (“buches dan gyfyngiadau”) means a herd that is under a movement restriction imposed under this Order;]

• [F7 “salvage value” (“gwerth achub”) means the price paid to the Welsh Ministers for the carcase of a bovine animal that is affected with or suspected of being affected with tuberculosis;]

• “skin test” (“prawf croen”) means a single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin test for tuberculosis [F9 using bovine and avian tuberculin];

• “suspected animal” (“anifail a amheuir”) means a bovine animal which is suspected of being affected with tuberculosis and includes [F10 a reactor]; and

• “tuberculosis” (“twbercwlosis”) means infection with Mycobacterium bovis (M.bovis).

• F11 ...

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 2 inserted (6.4.2014) by The Tuberculosis (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/632), arts. 1(3), 2(2)(a)

F2 Words in art. 2 inserted (1.10.2017) by The Tuberculosis (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/711), art. 1(3), Sch. para. 1 (with art. 3)

F3 Words in art. 2 substituted (1.2.2024) by The Tuberculosis (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1423), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(a) (with art. 3)

F4 Words in art. 2 inserted (1.2.2024) by The Tuberculosis (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1423), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(b) (with art. 3)

F5 Word in art. 2 inserted (1.2.2024) by The Tuberculosis (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1423), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(c) (with art. 3)

F6 Words in art. 2 inserted (1.2.2024) by The Tuberculosis (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1423), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(d) (with art. 3)

F7 Words in art. 2 inserted (1.4.2016) by The Tuberculosis (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/328), art. 1(3), Sch. para. 1(a) (with art. 3)

F8 Words in art. 2 substituted (6.4.2014) by The Tuberculosis (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/632), arts. 1(3), 2(2)(b)

F9 Words in art. 2 inserted (1.4.2016) by The Tuberculosis (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/328), art. 1(3), Sch. para. 1(b) (with art. 3)

F10 Words in art. 2 substituted (1.4.2016) by The Tuberculosis (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/328), art. 1(3), Sch. para. 1(c) (with art. 3)

F11 Words in art. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Zoonotic Disease Eradication and Control (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/372), regs. 1(2), 3(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 2 in force at 25.5.2010, see art. 1

(1)

S.I. 2007/2803 (W.236).