Article 11(8)
1. The following shall apply within the protection zone and shall continue to apply for a period of at least 21 days after the preliminary cleansing and disinfection of the infected premises required by paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to this Order and thereafter until the Scottish Ministers declare the protection zone to have become part of the surveillance zone.
2. The person in charge of premises containing poultry shall ensure that–S
(a)any inspector who requires information as to the presence of poultry on such premises is supplied with such information as soon as practicable;
(b)any veterinary inspector who visits the premises to examine the poultry and take samples is given all necessary assistance and information;
(c)the poultry are kept in their living quarters or such other place where they can be isolated;
(d)there is an appropriate means of disinfection at the entrance and exits of the premises;
(e)poultry and hatching eggs are not moved from the premises except under a licence issued by a veterinary inspector and–
(i)for the purpose of transport for immediate slaughter to a designated slaughterhouse; or
(ii)in the case of day old chicks or ready-to-lay pullets, to premises within the surveillance zone on which there is no other poultry; or
(iii)in the case of hatching eggs, and subject to the eggs and their packing material being disinfected before dispatch, to a designated hatchery; and
(f)used litter and poultry manure are not removed or spread.
3. No person shall move any poultry, captive birds, racing pigeons, eggs or carcases within the protection zone, except that such poultry, captive birds or racing pigeons may be transported without stopping through the protection zone by way of a direct and uninterrupted route using main roads or rail and without being unloaded.S
4. No person shall hold any fair, market, show or other gathering of poultry, captive birds or racing pigeons.S
5. The following shall apply within the surveillance zone and shall continue to apply for a period of at least 30 days after the preliminary cleansing and disinfection of the infected premises required by paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to this Order and thereafter until the Scottish Ministers declare the restrictions to be lifted.
6. The person in charge of the premises shall ensure that–S
(a)any inspector who requires information as to the presence of poultry on those premises is supplied with such information as soon as practicable;
(b)poultry are not moved from the premises out of the surveillance zone except under a licence issued by a veterinary inspector for the purpose of transport direct to a designated slaughterhouse outside the surveillance zone;
(c)hatching eggs are not moved from the premises out of the surveillance zone except under a licence issued by a veterinary inspector for the purpose of transport direct to a designated hatchery and subject to the eggs and their packing material being disinfected before dispatch; and
(d)used litter and poultry manure are not moved out of the surveillance zone.
7. No person shall move any poultry, captive birds, racing pigeons or hatching eggs into or within the surveillance zone except that such poultry, captive birds or racing pigeons may be transported without stopping through the surveillance zone by way of a direct and uninterrupted route using main roads or rail and without being unloaded.S
8. No person shall hold any fair, market, show or other gathering of poultry, captive birds or racing pigeons.S
9.—(1) The owner of any vehicle used for the conveyance of poultry, poultry carcases, poultry offal, poultry feathers or eggs originating in an infected area, shall before that vehicle is so used, as soon as practicable after each time it is so used and in any event before it is so used again, shall effectively cleanse and disinfect that vehicle.
(2) If any person fails to comply with sub-paragraph (1) above, an officer of the local authority may, without prejudice to any proceedings arising out of such failure, carry out or cause to be carried out the cleansing and disinfection and the person failing to carry out the operations shall be liable for any costs incurred.