Amendments to Schedule 4 (measures in a protection zone)
20. In Schedule 4—
(a)in paragraph 16—
(i)in sub-paragraph (f), after “ready-to-lay poultry” insert “or brood-and-move Galliformes”;
(ii)after sub-paragraph (l) insert—
“(m)poultry and other captive birds to a veterinary surgery for treatment, or return to the premises of origin following such a movement.”;
(b)in paragraph 17—
(i)after sub-paragraph (a) omit “and”;
(ii)after sub-paragraph (b) insert—
“(c)where appropriate, laboratory tests have been carried out on poultry on the premises of origin in accordance with the diagnostic manual; and
(d)where the movement is within Great Britain, the appropriate minister responsible for the designated slaughterhouse has been informed and has agreed to receive the poultry.”;
(c)for paragraph 20 (including the heading) substitute—
“Day-old chicks
20.—(1) Day-old chicks hatched from eggs produced in the zone, or hatched from eggs which had contact with such eggs, must not be moved unless—
(a)they are transported in vehicles sealed by a veterinary inspector or in accordance with their instructions;
(b)appropriate biosecurity measures are applied during transport and are to be applied at the premises of destination;
(c)if moved outside the protection or surveillance zone, the poultry are to remain on the premises of destination for at least 21 days.
(2) The occupier of premises to which day-old chicks are transported in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) must not move the day-old chicks from those premises for a period of 21 days following movement of the chicks onto the premises.”;
(d)in paragraph 22—
(i)for the heading substitute “Requirements for the movement of ready-to-lay poultry or brood-and-move Galliformes”;
(ii)in the words before sub-paragraph (a), after “Ready-to-lay poultry” insert “or brood-and-move Galliformes”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (b), after “ready-to-lay poultry” insert “or brood-and-move Galliformes”;
(e)in paragraph 24(a), after “packaging” insert “or packaging which is cleansed and disinfected in accordance with the instructions of a veterinary inspector.”