The Bluetongue (Scotland) Order 2008 (revoked)

[F1Powers of veterinary inspectors, officers and inspectorsS

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16A.—(1) A veterinary inspector, or an inspector or officer of the Scottish Ministers acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector may, at all reasonable hours, enter any premises, vehicle or vessel for the purpose of monitoring or surveillance for the bluetongue virus, antibodies to the bluetongue virus or midges.

(2) A veterinary inspector or an officer of the Scottish Ministers acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector may, at all reasonable hours, enter any premises, vehicle or vessel for the purpose of ensuring that this Order or the Commission Regulation are being complied with.

(3) A person entering premises, a vehicle or vessel under paragraphs (1) or (2) must produce, if required, a duly authenticated document showing their authority to enter.

(4) A person entering premises, a vehicle or vessel under paragraphs (1) or (2) may take with them–

(a)any equipment; and

(b)such other person as is appropriate.

(5) A person entering premises under paragraphs (1) or (2) may take a vehicle with them.

(6) An inspector or an officer of the Scottish Ministers may–

(a)detain, isolate or restrain any animal;

(b)require the detention, isolation or restraint of any animal;

(c)mark for identification purposes any animal, carcase or thing;

(d)detain or isolate any thing;

(e)require the detention or isolation of any thing;

(f)require any person who knows about the movement of an animal to give details of that movement, and the details of any other animal with which it has been in contact;

(g)require the occupier of premises or keeper of animals on those premises to give details of animals either on those premises or on other premises where the occupier or keeper has animals;

(h)require the production of any record kept under this Order, in whatever form that record is held;

(i)copy any record referred to in paragraph (h);

(j)inspect and check the operation of any computer and associated apparatus or material used in the connection with the making and keeping of records under this Order.

(7) A veterinary inspector or an inspector or officer of the Scottish Ministers acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector may–

(a)examine any carcase or thing;

(b)require the treatment of any animal;

(c)carry out an epidemiological investigation relevant to the control of bluetongue;

(d)carry out tests and take samples (including blood samples) from any animal, carcase or thing for the purpose of diagnosis or epidemiological investigation;

(e)set traps for, and trap midges;

(f)implement midge control measures;

(g)require the destruction, burial, disposal or treatment of any thing;

(h)require the cleansing and disinfection of any part of the premises or of any person, animal, vehicle, vessel or thing on the premises.

(8) A veterinary inspector may–

(a)on entering any premises, vehicle or vessel under this Order, examine or if in a protection zone vaccinate any animal;

(b)require, by notice, the occupier of premises or the keeper of animals on premises to–

(i)allow the vaccination of any animal kept on the premises if within a protection zone;

(ii)retain animals for use as sentinel animals or allow the introduction of sentinel animals onto those premises; or

(iii)move an animal which has been moved other than in accordance with articles 13, 14 or 19 to a place specified by the veterinary inspector.

(9) In this article–

“sentinel animal” means an animal that is used for the purpose of surveillance for the bluetongue virus which, when first introduced or retained at any premises for that purpose, does not have antibodies to the bluetongue virus of the strain in respect of which surveillance is being carried out.]

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