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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (Scotland) Order 2007,
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5.—(1) No person may move any hatching egg which was collected from premises within a wild bird control area from premises in that area except under the authority of a licence granted by a veterinary inspector or an inspector acting under their direction.
(2) A veterinary inspector may not grant or direct the grant of a licence under sub paragraph (1), unless it is for a movement of hatching eggs–
(a)to a hatchery;
(b)to a designated laboratory, institute for scientific, diagnostic or pharmaceutical use or vaccine manufacturer;
(c)to an establishment for the manufacture of egg products as set out in Chapter II of Section X of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 M1; or
(d)for disposal.
(3) The Scottish Ministers may not direct the grant of a licence under sub paragraph (1) for a movement to an undesignated hatchery unless–
(a)poultry on the premises from which the hatching egg is being moved have tested negative in a serological survey for avian influenza capable of detecting 5% prevalence of the disease with at least a 95% level of confidence, carried out to the satisfaction of the Scottish Ministers;
(b)the eggs and their packaging are disinfected before dispatch; and
(c)the eggs are transported in sealed vehicles.
Marginal Citations
M1O.J. No. L 139, 30.4.2004, p.55. The revised text of the Regulation is contained in a corrigendum (O.J. No. L 226, 25.6.04, p.22).
6. No person may move any SPF egg collected from premises in a wild bird control area from premises in that area except to a designated laboratory, institute or vaccine manufacturer for scientific, diagnostic or pharmaceutical uses except under the authority of a licence granted by a veterinary inspector or an inspector acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector.
7. The occupier of an undesignated hatchery to which hatching eggs are moved in accordance with paragraph 5(2)(a) must–
(a)ensure that trolleys and packaging trays used to transport hatching eggs to or from the hatchery are cleansed and disinfected before leaving the hatchery or before being re-used; and
(b)keep a record of any cleansing and disinfection carried out under paragraph (a).
8.—(1) A person moving hatching eggs out of the wild bird control area under paragraph 5(2) must ensure that those eggs do not come into contact with hatching eggs collected from premises outside that area.
(2) The occupier of an undesignated hatchery to which hatching eggs are moved under paragraph 5(2)(a) must ensure that those eggs do not come into contact with hatching eggs collected from premises outside the wild bird control area.
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