Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6
1. All cleansing and disinfection shall be carried out so as to reduce so far as reasonably practicable the risk of transmission of disease.
2.—(1) In the case of animals not transported in a container—
(a)the following shall be cleansed whether or not they are soiled: all the inside surfaces of those parts of the means of transport in which the animals are transported, and all parts of the means of transport to which the animals may have had access during the journey; and
(b)the following shall be cleansed if they are soiled—
(i)any detachable fittings not used during the journey,
(ii)any other part of the means of transport,
(iii)any equipment carried during the journey for use with the animal.
(2) In the case of animals transported in a container, the interior of the container shall be cleansed whether or not it is soiled, and the exterior of the container and any parts of the means of transport carrying the container shall be cleansed if they are soiled.
3. Cleansing shall be by removing any feedingstuffs to which the animals have had access, bedding, excreta and other material of animal origin, mud and other contaminants using any appropriate means, and then cleaning with water, steam or where appropriate chemicals compounds (or, if necessary, any combination of these) until free of dirt.
4. Everything required to be cleansed under this Order shall be disinfected after cleansing has been completed, using a disinfectant approved under the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978(1) at the concentration required under that order for “General Orders”.
Articles 3 and 4
1. Article 4, rather than article 3, shall apply if the journey is made within a single farming enterprise in one ownership.
2. Article 4, rather than article 3, shall apply in relation to the transport of—
(a)horses used for recreational or sporting purposes only; or
(b)horses kept at stables licensed by the Jockey Club to or from race meetings, or to or from a place at which horses kept at those stables undergo training for racing.
3.—(1) Article 4, rather than article 3, shall apply in relation to a means of transport which is used exclusively, in the course of a single day, for the transport of animals between the same two points, other than between markets, provided that the means of transport is cleansed and disinfected in accordance with Schedule 1 within 24 hours of the last journey during which an animal is transported during that day, and in any event before the means of transport is used again in connection with the transport of any animal or thing.
(2) In this paragraph “last journey” includes—
(a)a journey begun but not completed before midnight on the day in question; and
(b)in the case of a hoofed animal carried which has been participating in an event taking place during, or continuing into, the evening of the day in question, a journey commenced as soon as practicable after the end of that event, whether or not it begins before midnight.
4. Article 4, rather than article 3, shall apply in the case of a means of transport from which animals have been unloaded solely to be fed or watered, or for some other temporary purpose, and then reloaded.
Article 7
| Instrument revoked | Reference | Extent of revocation |
|---|---|---|
| The Transit of Animals Order 1927 | SR&O 1927/289 | The whole Order |
| Order of the Minister dated May 9, 1927 amending The Transit of Animals Order 1927 | SR&O 1927/399 | The whole Order |
| The Horses (Sea Transport) Order 1952 | S.I. 1952/1291 | The whole Order |
| The Transit of Animals (Road and Rail) Order 1975 | S.I. 1975/1024 | Articles 15 and 16 and Schedule 3 |
| The Importation of Animals Order 1977 | S.I. 1977/944 | Articles 4(1), 5(6), 5(7), 6 and 15 |
| The Diseases of Poultry Order 1994 | S.I. 1994/3141 | Article 10(2) |
| The Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 1997 | S.I. 1997/1480 | Article 15(2) and Paragraph 26 of Schedule 1 |
In the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/11), for
(a)conditions 4 and 5 of Schedule 2,
(b)conditions 3 and 4 of Schedule 3,
(c)conditions 3 and 4 of Schedule 4,
(d)conditions 5 and 6 of Schedule 5,
(e)conditions 4 and 5 of Schedule 6,
(f)conditions 5 and 6 of Schedule 7,
there shall in each case be substituted the following—
“Means of transport must be cleansed and disinfected in accordance with the Transport of Animals (Cleansing and Disinfection) (Wales) Order 2001”.
S.I. 1978/32 as amended by S.I. 1978/934, S.I 1997/2347 and S.I. 2001/641 (W.31).