The Warble Fly (England and Wales) (Infected Areas) Order 1985

Receipt of cattle at markets outside an infected area

11.—(1) No person shall receive or cause or permit to be received any untreated cattle from an infected area at a market (or part of a market) held outside an infected area unless—

(a) the cattle have been moved out of the infected area under the authority of a licence in form F, and

(b) the market (or part of the market) is authorised to be used for the receipt of such cattle by a licence issued by an inspector of a local authority.

(2) No untreated cattle which have been received from an infected area at a market (or part of a market) held outside the infected area shall be moved from such market (or part of a market) except under the authority of a licence in form F.

(3) A licence in form F issued under paragraph (2) above in respect of any untreated cattle shall authorise the movement of such cattle only to—

(a) a slaughterhouse for slaughter within 72 hours of their arrival there;

(b) the premises from which they were brought to the market (or part of a market); or

(c) approved holding premises for—

(i) treatment, to the satisfaction of an inspector, within seven days of their arrival there, or

(ii) movement, within seven days of their arrival there, to a slaughterhouse for slaughter within 72 hours of their arrival at that slaughterhouse.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3) above, “approved holding premises” means premises which have been approved by a veterinary inspector under article 12 for the temporary holding of cattle.

(5) For the purposes of this article, “untreated cattle” means cattle which have not been treated during the relevant period in accordance with article 5.