The Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) Order 2006

Restrictions on the movement of poultry and eggs out of the zone

15.  No person shall move any poultry or eggs out of the zone, unless the movement is one of the following and is licensed by a veterinary inspector—

(a) poultry for slaughter (if the requirements of paragraph 17 and any additional licence conditions are met);

(b) day-old chicks hatched from eggs originating within the surveillance zone (if the requirements of paragraph 18 and any additional licence conditions are met);

(c) day-old chicks hatched from eggs originating from outside the protection and surveillance zones (if the requirements of paragraph 19 and any additional licence conditions are met);

(d) ready-to-lay poultry to premises where no poultry are kept if any licence conditions are met;

(e) hatching eggs from the zone—

(i) to a designated hatchery; or

(ii) to a designated laboratory or institute for use for scientific, diagnostic or pharmaceutical purposes

(if, in both cases, the requirements of paragraph 20 and any additional licence conditions are met);

(f) eggs to a designated packing centre (if the requirements of paragraph 21 and any additional licence conditions are met);

(g) eggs to premises for the manufacture of egg products (if the requirements of paragraph 22 and any additional licence conditions are met);

(h) eggs for disposal if any licence conditions are met.