PART IISUSPECTED AND CONFIRMED BLUETONGUE

Restrictions in protection and surveillance zones

10.—(1) On confirmation of the disease in Northern Ireland the Department shall—

(a)declare an appropriate area to be a restricted zone, and

(b)may divide the restricted zone into two separate zones, a protection zone and a surveillance zone.

(2) A person shall not move an animal, semen, ovum or embryo out of a restricted zone except under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted by the Department.

(3) A person shall not move an animal from a protection zone to a surveillance zone except under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted by the Department.

(4) The Department shall grant a licence if the movement is permitted under the Commission Regulation as amended from time to time, and the conditions of any licence must be such as to ensure that the movement is made in accordance with that Regulation.