The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Movement of a susceptible animal during phase 1N.I.

1.—(1) During phase 1 a person shall not move any susceptible animal within or out of a vaccination zone except for movement wholly within the same premises or movement under the authority of a licence granted by the Department.

(2) The Department shall not be grant a licence under sub-paragraph (1) except for—

(a)direct transport of animals from premises to a slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter—

(i)in the same vaccination zone, or

(ii)where there is no slaughterhouse in that vaccination zone, outside the vaccination zone, or

(b)the movement of animals from one part of premises to another part of the same premises using an intervening public highway.

(3) The Department shall not grant a licence for transport under sub-paragraph (2)(a) unless—

(a)the Department has within the previous 24 hours carried out a clinical inspection on every susceptible animal on the premises; and

(b)it is satisfied there is no suspicion of infection or contamination on the premises.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. para. 1 in operation at 23.2.2006, see reg. 1