PART IVGENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Further provision relating to certain premises

40.—(1) This regulation applies to the following premises—

(a)a laboratory, zoo, wildlife park or other premises where susceptible animals are kept principally for the purposes of display and education of the public, or an enclosed area principally used for shooting;

(b)premises not falling within (a) of a body, institute or centre which—

(i)keeps susceptible animals only for the purposes of conservation, display and education of the public, or scientific research or breeding of such animals for research, and

(ii)is approved in relation to those animals under regulation 9 of the Animal and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(1);

(c)other premises where susceptible animals are kept for scientific purposes or purposes related to conservation of species or farm animal genetic resources.

(2) The Department shall take such steps as it considers necessary to prevent the spread of disease to premises to which this regulation applies.

(3) In taking such steps, the Department may—

(a)require the detention and isolation of any vehicle, equipment or other thing on premises to which this regulation applies and its subsequent cleansing and disinfection by serving a notice requiring such action on the occupier, or on the person in charge of the vehicle, equipment or other thing;

(b)require the cleansing and disinfection of any premises to which this regulation applies in accordance with Schedule 3 by serving a notice requiring such action on the occupier;

(c)require the removal, laundering, cleansing and disinfection or disposal of the clothing or footwear of any person by serving a notice on him;

(d)require any person to cleanse himself by serving a notice on him;

(e)require the detention or isolation in a specified place of any animal or poultry on premises to which this regulation applies by serving a notice on the occupier, or on its keeper;

(f)require the separation of any animal or poultry from other animals or poultry on premises to which this regulation applies by serving a notice on the occupier of the premises, or on its keeper;

(g)prohibit the movement of any animal from or to premises to which this regulation applies, or make such movement subject to the grant of a licence by serving a notice on the occupier prohibiting it or prohibiting it except under licence;

(h)prohibit the movement of any person or persons on to premises to which this regulation applies and which are open to the public, or make such movement subject to the grant of a licence by serving a notice on the occupier prohibiting it or prohibiting it except under licence.