18.—(1) This paragraph applies to dung or manure from premises in a vaccination zone where susceptible animals are kept.
(2) No person shall transport dung or manure to which this paragraph applies unless such transport complies with sub-paragraph (3), (5) or (7), and with sub-paragraph (10).
(3) Transport of dung or manure complies with this sub-paragraph where it is to an establishment for treatment to destroy the disease virus under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State.
(4) The occupier of any premises to which dung or manure is transported by authority of a licence granted under sub-paragraph (3) shall ensure that it is treated in accordance with point 5 of Section II in Part A of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002.
(5) Transport of dung or manure complies with this sub-paragraph if—
(a)the dung or manure is for spreading;
(b)the transport is under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector; and
(c)before the grant of the licence a veterinary inspector clinically examined all susceptible animals on the premises where the dung or manure was produced and was satisfied that they are not suspected of infection.
(6) No person shall spread dung or manure to which this paragraph applies unless such spreading is authorised by an inspector and the dung or manure—
(a)is spread from not more than 1 metre above the ground;
(b)if spread as a liquid, is not discharged by equipment producing a jet or spray unless the discharge point is directed downwards at an angle of not less than 45° from the horizontal; and
(c)is immediately incorporated into the ground.
(7) Transport of dung or manure complies with this sub-paragraph if—
(a)the dung or manure is for spreading;
(b)the transport is under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector; and
(c)before the grant of the licence a veterinary inspector clinically inspected all susceptible animals on the premises where the dung or manure was produced and was satisfied that they are not suspected of infection.
(8) No person shall spread dung or manure transported by authority of a licence granted under sub-paragraph (7) unless such spreading is authorised by a licence granted by an inspector and the dung or manure is injected into the ground.
(9) Any licence granted under sub-paragraph (5), (6) or (8) shall contain at least the following terms—
(a)designation of the areas within which the dung or manure must be spread;
(b)designation of a distance from other premises where susceptible animals are kept within which dung or manure must not be spread.
(10) Transport of dung or manure complies with this sub-paragraph if it is carried out in a vehicle which is—
(a)constructed and maintained so that there is no leakage of the load during transport; and
(b)cleansed and disinfected after loading and before leaving the premises of origin.
(11) After transporting dung or manure under this paragraph, the person in charge of the vehicle shall ensure it is cleansed and disinfected after unloading or spreading and before leaving the premises of destination.
(12) The person in charge of a vehicle to be cleansed and disinfected under sub-paragraph (10) or (11) shall ensure that such cleansing and disinfection is carried out so that—
(a)the exterior (including the wheels and wheel arches) is not marked with mud, dung, manure or similar matter on leaving the premises of origin or the premises of destination;
(b)the interior (excluding any driver or passenger compartment) is not so marked on leaving the premises of destination; and
(c)any additional requirements as an inspector directs are complied with.