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Articles 4, 5 and 7
1. The occupier of the premises shall make and maintain an up to date record of the poultry on the premises showing in respect of each category the number of poultry which have died, which show clinical signs of disease and which show no signs. The record shall be produced to a veterinary inspector on demand.E+W
2. The occupier of the premises shall ensure that any poultry or birds kept in captivity on the premises are kept in their living quarters or some other place where they can be isolated. Pigeons shall be isolated in their pigeon house until restrictions have been removed.E+W
3. No person shall move any poultry to or from the premises.E+W
4. No person shall move to or from the premises and no person shall move any animal or vehicle to or from the premises.E+W
5. No person shall remove from the premises or spread in the premises any used poultry litter or poultry manure or anything liable to transmit disease.E+W
6. No person shall move any eggs from premises except in accordance with the provisions of [F1Article 7(2)(f) of, and Annex 3 to, Council Directive 2005/94/EC] or article 4.2(e) of and Annex I to Council Directive 92/66/EEC as the case may be.E+W
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 6 substituted (17.12.2018) by The Environment, Planning and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1216), regs. 1(3), 27(4)(a)
7. The occupier of the premises shall provide and maintain an appropriate means of disinfection at the entrances and exits of the buildings housing poultry and of the premises.E+W
8. The occupier of the premises shall give all reasonable assistance to a veterinary inspector so as to ensure that poultry and such other birds as the veterinary inspector may require on the premises are killed there without delay and that carcases and eggs are destroyed in such a way as will minimise the risk of spreading disease, in accordance with directions given by a veterinary inspector.E+W
9. The occupier of the premises shall ensure that all other material which may be contaminated is destroyed or treated in such a way as to destroy the disease, in accordance with directions given by a veterinary inspector.E+W
10. The occupier of the premises shall give all reasonable assistance to a veterinary inspector so as to ensure that —E+W
(a)meat of all poultry slaughtered during the presumed incubation period,
(b)eggs laid during the presumed incubation period, and
(c)meat and eggs which are otherwise likely to be contaminated with the disease virus,
are traced and destroyed, except that table eggs need not be destroyed if they have previously been disinfected.
11. The buildings used for housing poultry, their surroundings, the vehicles used for transport and all equipment likely to be contaminated shall, under the supervision of an inspector, be subject to preliminary and final cleaning and disinfecting in accordance with [F2Annex 6 to Council Directive 2005/94/EC] or Annex II of Council Directive 92/66/EEC as the case may be and to the satisfaction of a veterinary inspector. The occupier of the premises shall not restock the premises until at least 21 days after completion of the cleaning and disinfection.E+W
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 1 para. 11 substituted (17.12.2018) by The Environment, Planning and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1216), regs. 1(3), 27(4)(b)
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