The Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No.2) Order 2006

Killing of poultry and other captive birds

47.— [F1 (1) The Secretary of State must ensure that all poultry on the holding and all other captive birds of the species in which low pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed on the holding are killed or slaughtered under official supervision in such a way as to prevent the spread of avian influenza.]

(2) The occupier of a [F2 designated] slaughterhouse must ensure that poultry from infected premises are slaughtered as soon as possible.

(3) The Secretary of State must not authorise the movement of birds to a [F3 designated] slaughterhouse unless he is satisfied that the movement would not significantly increase the risk of the spread of low pathogenic avian influenza.

[F4 (4) The Secretary of State may require other captive birds on the premises to be killed or slaughtered on the basis of an assessment of the risk that they pose as regards the spread of avian influenza or to birds on other premises that are determined on the basis of epidemiological inquiry to be contact premises.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 47(1) substituted (21.12.2021) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1472), arts. 1(1), 3(12)(a)

F2 Word in art. 47(2) inserted (21.12.2021) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1472), arts. 1(1), 3(12)(b)

F3 Word in art. 47(3) inserted (21.12.2021) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1472), arts. 1(1), 3(12)(c)

F4 Art. 47(4) substituted (21.12.2021) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1472), arts. 1(1), 3(12)(d)