The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (Wales) Regulations 2006

Restrictions relating to vaccinated zoo birds E+W

11.—(1) No person may move any vaccinated zoo bird unless he or she is licensed to do so by a veterinary inspector or by an inspector acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector.

(2) A veterinary inspector or inspector acting under his or her direction may only license the movement of vaccinated zoo birds—

(a) to a zoo in the United Kingdom or in [F1 a] member State; or

(b) directly to a third country.

(3) A veterinary inspector or inspector acting under his or her direction must not license a movement to [F2 a] member State or to a third country unless its competent authority has authorised the movement.

(4) An inspector must supervise any movement licensed under paragraph (2) while the bird is in Wales.

(5) No person may release any vaccinated zoo bird into the wild unless he or she is licensed to do so by a veterinary inspector.

(6) No person may supply or sell, for human consumption, a product from a vaccinated zoo bird.

(7) In this regulation, “competent authority” means—

(a) in relation to a member State, the authority in that member State authorised to carry out physical checks or administrative formalities in accordance with Council Directive 2005/94/EC on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC M1 ; and

(b) in relation to third countries, the authority in that third country authorised to regulate the importation of zoo birds.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in reg. 11(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Diseases in Animals (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/371), regs. 1(2), 4(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Word in reg. 11(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Diseases in Animals (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/371), regs. 1(2), 4(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 OJ No. L10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.