2001 No. 336
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Controlled Area) (No. 5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development1, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 5, 10(6), 12, 14, 19, 20 and 60(1) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 19812 and Article 29(1) of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 19623 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Controlled Area) (No. 5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2001.
Declaration of controlled area2
It is hereby declared that Northern Ireland continues to be a controlled area for the purposes of Article 29(1) of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962 and the provisions of that Order shall have effect accordingly subject to the variations, and disapplied to the extent, set out in the Schedule.
Interpretation3
In Article 3 of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962, after the definition of “controlled area” there shall continue to be inserted the following definition—
“Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;
Revocation4
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Controlled Area) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 20014 is hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 28th September 2001.
SCHEDULE
1
Articles 32 and 34 of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962 shall not apply.
2
Paragraph A of the fifth Schedule to the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962 shall be varied as follows—
a
sub-paragraphs (5) to (7) shall cease to have effect; and
b
after sub-paragraph (4) there shall be inserted—
5
A person shall not use a dog or a horse to hunt or search for any animal.
6
The Ministry may by notice served upon the promoters or organisers of any public event proposed to be held in an Infected Area or a Controlled Area prohibit the holding of such event.
7
In the controlled area and subject to sub-paragraph (8) a person shall not move any animal or carcase from the premises on which it was at the time of coming into operation of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Controlled Area) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (“the first Control Order”) except under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued by the Department.
8
Paragraph (7) shall not apply to the movement of a carcase slaughtered for human consumption or a carcase of an animal affected or suspected of being affected with scrapie or bovine spongiform encephalopathy and which is destined for disposal.
9
A person shall not move any horse or the carcase thereof from the premises on which it was at the time of coming into operation of the first Control Order except under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued by the Department.
10
The owner or person in charge of a vehicle which is used for the transport of an animal or carcase out of, into or within a controlled area shall after each occasion on which that vehicle is so used, and as soon as practicable after the animal or carcase is unloaded therefrom, and before any animal or carcase, or fodder, litter or things intended to be used in connection with, or for or about, any animal, is loaded thereon—
a
thoroughly cleanse and disinfect that vehicle with an approved disinfectant; and
b
thoroughly cleanse and disinfect any apparatus or thing used in connection with the loading of that carcase into, its unloading out of or carriage in that vehicle.
11
A person shall not use any premises in the controlled area for fairs, markets, shows or other gathering of animals except under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued by the Department.
(This note is not part of the Order.)