The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006

Declaration of protection zones and surveillance zones on confirmation of disease in Scotland or Wales

32.—(1) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that disease is present on premises (other than a slaughterhouse or border inspection post) in Scotland or Wales—

(a) she shall declare an area to be a protection zone if those premises are situated within three kilometres of the border with England; and

(b) she shall declare an area to be a surveillance zone if those premises are situated within ten kilometres of that border.

(2) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that disease is present at—

(a) any premises in Scotland or Wales situated more than ten kilometres from the border with England; or

(b) a slaughterhouse or border inspection post in Scotland or Wales situated within ten kilometres of the border with England,

she may declare an area to be a protection zone, or an area to be a surveillance zone, or both, in England.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), a protection zone or surveillance zone declared under this article shall be of such size as the Secretary of State considers fit so as to prevent the spread of disease.

(4) A declaration under this article shall designate the extent of any protection zone or surveillance zone declared and the Secretary of State shall ensure that—

(a) any such zone abuts the border with Scotland or Wales, as the case may be;

(b) any protection zone extends from that border such that its boundary is at least three kilometres from the premises where disease is present; and

(c) any surveillance zone extends from that border such that its boundary is at least ten kilometres from those premises.

(5) In this article border inspection post means—

(a) in relation to Scotland, a place specified as a border inspection post in Schedule 2 to the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Scotland) Regulations 2000(1); and

(b) in relation to Wales, a place specified as a border inspection post in Schedule 2 to the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) Regulations 2005(2);

(1)

S.S.I. 2000/216, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(2)

S.I. 2005/1158 (W.75).