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

Production of licences and unloading after licensed movements

5.—(1) This paragraph applies where any licence is granted for movement of a susceptible animal between premises under this Part, unless that licence provides otherwise.

(2) Where this paragraph applies, a person shall not unload a susceptible animal on premises to which it is moved unless that person first gives the movement licence to the occupier of those premises.

(3) Where this paragraph applies, the occupier of any premises to which a susceptible animal is moved shall—

(a) forward the movement licence without delay to the Divisional Veterinary Office and, in the case of a slaughterhouse, provide a copy to any official veterinary surgeon appointed for that slaughterhouse;

(b) retain a copy of the licence for a period of 6 months and produce it on request for inspection by an inspector;

(c) in the case of a collecting centre, ensure that sheep are marked or tagged in accordance with the directions of the Department so as to enable the identity of the collecting centre and the premises from which they were moved to be established throughout their onward movement to a slaughterhouse.