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

Production of licences E+W+S

42.—(1) Every person issued with a licence under this Order shall, while executing the activity permitted by that licence, carry the licence and produce it to an inspector on demand.

(2) Paragraphs (3) and (4) apply where any of the following licences are granted for movement of susceptible animals between premises, unless that licence provides otherwise—

(a) a licence for movement to or from premises in a temporary control zone under article 17(2) or paragraph 4 of Schedule 1;

(b) a licence for movement to a slaughterhouse under paragraph 10 of Schedule 5;

(c) a licence for movement to a slaughterhouse under paragraph 26 of Schedule 5;

(d) a licence for movement to or from premises in a restricted zone under paragraph 1 of Schedule 7.

(3) Where this paragraph applies, no person shall unload susceptible animals on premises to which they are moved unless that person first gives the movement licence to the occupier of those premises or his authorised representative.

(4) Where this paragraph applies, the occupier of any premises to which susceptible animals are moved shall—

(a) forward the movement licence without delay to the local authority and, in the case of the occupier of a slaughterhouse, provide a copy to any official veterinary surgeon appointed for those premises;

(b) retain a copy of the licence for a period of six months and produce it on demand for inspection by an inspector;

(c) in the case of the occupier of a collecting centre, ensure that sheep are marked or tagged in accordance with the directions of an inspector so as to enable the identity of the collecting centre and the premises from which they were moved to be established throughout their onward movement to a slaughterhouse.