The Swine Vesicular Disease Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 No. 223

PART III N.I. SUSPICION AND CONFIRMATION OF SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE

CHAPTER 3 N.I. Killing pigs and initial cleansing and disinfection

Killing pigs on the infected premises N.I.

19.  The Department shall immediately on declaring infected premises, kill all the pigs on the premises.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 19 in operation at 30.6.2009, see reg. 1

Removal of carcases and initial cleansing N.I.

20.—(1) The Department shall—

(a) remove all carcases, tissue and blood from the infected premises; and

(b) dispose of them in such a way as to avoid the risk of swine vesicular disease virus spreading.

(2) The Department shall treat with disinfectant—

(a) all parts of the premises (other than fields, slurry lagoons and other parts of the premises where the disinfectant would have no effect) and all equipment to which the pigs have had access, and

(b) anything contaminated during killing,

and ensure that disinfectant remains on the treated surfaces for at least 24 hours.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 20 in operation at 30.6.2009, see reg. 1

Conservation and related measures N.I.

21.—(1) The Department may decide not to kill pigs—

(a) kept in—

(i) a zoo or wildlife park; or

(ii) premises approved for the purposes of [F1 trade to the EU] in porcine semen, ova or embryos;

(b) kept for—

(i) display;

(ii) educational purposes;

(iii) scientific research or breeding for such research; or

(iv) purposes related to conservation of species or genetic resource.

(2) Where the Department decides not to kill such pigs, a veterinary inspector may serve a notice on the occupier of the premises on which they are kept detailing the biosecurity arrangements that the occupier must follow to reduce the risk of spread of swine vesicular disease virus, and failure to comply with such a notice is an offence.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 21(1)(a)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/111), regs. 1(1), 13(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 21 in operation at 30.6.2009, see reg. 1