African Swine Fever Order (Northern Ireland) 2003
1Citation and commencement
2Interpretation
3Exemptions
4Notification of the disease
5Measures while the suspicion of the disease is being investigated
6Further measures where a notice has been served under Article 5
7Measures where the disease is confirmed on a holding
8Measures where the disease is confirmed in a slaughterhouse, knacker’s yard or on a means of transport
9Measures that apply in respect of holdings from or to which the disease may have been transmitted
10Temporary control zone
11Protection and surveillance zones
12Cleansing and disinfection
13Feral pig investigation zone
14Measures where the disease is confirmed in a feral pig
15Vaccines
16Compliance with notices etc.
17Production of licences
18Powers of inspectors
19Revocation
SCHEDULE 1MEASURES THAT APPLY IN PROTECTION AND SURVEILLANCE ZONES
PART Imeasures that apply in a protection zone
1Movement restrictions
2The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply –
3A person shall not move out of the protection zone...
4The occupier of a holding within the protection zone shall...
5A person shall not remove any pig semen, ova or...
6A person shall not move any pig in the protection...
7Where a holding has – (a) been within a protection...
8Reduction of periods of waiting
9Notification of pig deaths on a holding
10Bio-security
11A person shall not enter or leave any holding within...
PART IImeasures that apply in a surveillance zone
12Movement restrictions
13The prohibition in paragraph 12 shall not apply –
14A person shall not move any livestock vehicle from the...
15The occupier of any holding within the surveillance zone shall...
16A person shall not remove any pig semen, ovum or...
17Movement of pigs
18Where a holding has – (a) been within a surveillance...
19Reduction of periods of waiting
20Bio-security
21A person shall not enter or leave any holding within...
22Notification of deaths of pigs on a holding
SCHEDULE 2MEASURES THAT APPLY IN AN INFECTED AREA ESTABLISHED UNDER ARTICLE 14
PART Imeasures that apply to holdings in the infected area
1Records of pigs
2Isolation of pigs
3Movement of pigs
4Bio-security
5Dead or diseased pigs
6Feral pigs
PART IImeasures that apply in the infected area
7Export of pigs, semen, ova or embryos from the infected area
8Contact with feral pigs
9Any person who shoots or finds the carcase of a...

2003 No. 494

ANIMALS

African Swine Fever Order (Northern Ireland) 2003

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 5(1), 10(6), 12, 14, 18(7), 19, 20, 29, 44, 46(7A) and 60(1) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 19811 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: