PART 3 E+WMeasures following confirmation of disease

Slaughter: isolation of things liable to spread diseaseE+W

27.—(1) This article applies to the occupier of—

(a)any premises, other than a slaughterhouse or border inspection post, where the National Assembly has caused slaughter under paragraph 2A, 3(1)(a) or 3(1)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act, and

(b)any premises where the National Assembly has caused slaughter under paragraph 3(1)(c) of Schedule 3 to the Act, in a case where it directs that this article applies, and

(c)any slaughterhouse or border inspection post where the National Assembly has caused slaughter under paragraph 2A or 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act, in a case where it directs that this article applies.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) a person to whom this article applies must isolate all milk, milk products, meat, meat products, carcases, hides and skins, wool, semen, embryos, ova, slurry, manure, animal feed and litter on the premises from any animal until—

(a)the National Assembly declares by notice served on that person that all such items are free of contamination, or

(b)all such items have been treated in accordance with its directions, or

[F1(c)the National Assembly grants a licence authorising any such item to be removed from the premises to be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 following which any such item may then be removed and treated in that way and in accordance with the conditions of that licence.]

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to milk on free units where this is authorised by a licence granted by the National Assembly and such licence must contain terms requiring that—

(a)where it is for human consumption, milk is subjected to one of the treatments in paragraph 13 of Schedule 5; or

(b)where it is not for human consumption, milk is subjected to one of the treatments in paragraph 14 of Schedule 5.

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