PART VIIINSPECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Notices relating to movement

39.—(1) If a pig has been moved in contravention of any provision of these Regulations or any licence or notice served under these Regulations, an inspector may serve a notice on the occupier of the premises—

(a)detaining the pig on the premises, and any other pig on the premises, or

(b)requiring the occupier to move any pig on the premises to other premises specified in the notice.

(2) If a pig has been moved to premises under such notice, a veterinary inspector may serve a notice on the occupier of the premises of destination imposing such movement restrictions relating to a pig on those premises as is necessary to prevent the risk of spreading swine vesicular disease virus.

(3) Failure to comply with such a notice is an offence.