Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No. 2) Order 1986

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1986/1681
Year1986

1986No. 1681

PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES

PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND

PUBLIC HEALTH, NORTHERN IRELAND

CONTAMINATION OF FOOD

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No. 2)

Order 1986

Approved by both Houses of Parliament

29thSeptember1986

29thSeptember1986

30thSeptember1986

Whereas the Secretary of State is of the opinion, in accordance with section 1(1)(a) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985( a), that there has been or may have been an escape of substances of such descriptions and in such quantities and such circumstances as are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food;

And whereas the Secretary of State is of the opinion, in accordance with section 1(1)(b) of the said Act, that in consequence of the said escape of substances food which is or may be in the future in the area described in Schedule 1 to the following order, or which is derived or may be in the future derived from anything in that area, is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 1(1) and section 24(3) of the said Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:--

Title, commencement and interpretation

1. (1) This order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No. 2) Order 1986 and shall come into operation on 30th September 1986.

(2) In this order--

(a) "the Act" means the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985,

(b) "designated area" means the area described in Schedule 1 to this order,

(c) "sheep" means an animal of the genus Ovis of whatever age or sex.

(a) 1985 c.48.

Designated incident

2. In the opinion of the Secretary of State, food in the area described in Schedule 1 to this order, or which is derived or may be in the future derived from anything in that area, is, or may be, or may become unsuitable for human consumption in consequence of the following escape of substances:--

the escape on or after 26th April 1986 of radioactive substances from a nuclear powered reactor situated at Chernobyl in the Ukraine, USSR.

Designated area

3. The area described in Schedule 1 to this order is hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Act.

Activities prohibited in the designated area

4. No person shall in the designated area slaughter any sheep for human consumption or for use in the preparation of feeding stuffs.

Restrictions on movement

5.--(1) No person shall move any sheep from a farm, holding or agricultural premises situated in the designated area.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, no person shall move into the designated area any sheep which has been removed from that area or from an area which is from time to time designated by an order under section 1 of the Act which refers to the escape of substances described in article 2 of this order.

(3) Paragraph (2) above shall not apply in the case of any sheep which--

(a) was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the Act which was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a red mark; or

(b) is moved into a part of the designated area described in Schedule 2 to this order.

Restrictions throughout the United Kingdom

6.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person shall, in the United Kingdom:--

(a) slaughter for human consumption or for use in the preparation of feeding stuffs any sheep that was in the designated area at any time after 11 a.m. on 20th June 1986:

(b) supply, or have in possession for supply, any meat derived from a sheep or any food which contains any such meat, if that sheep was in the designated area at any time after 11 a.m. on 20th June 1986.

(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not apply in the case of any sheep which was moved to a market in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the Act which did not require that the sheep to which it applies should be marked in a manner specified therein.

Exception

7. Articles 4, 5 and 6 of this order shall not apply in the case of any sheep which:--

(a) was in those parts of the designated area described in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to this order on 29th August 1986;

(b) was in those parts of that designated area described in paragraph 2 of the said Schedule 2 on 5th September 1986;

(c) was in those parts of the designated area described in paragraph 3 of the said Schedule 2 on 12th September 1986;

(d) was in those parts of the designated area described in paragraph 4 of the said Schedule 2 on 19th September 1986;

(e) was in those parts of the designated area described in paragraph 5 of the said Schedule 2 on 26th September 1986.

Revocation

8. The orders listed in Schedule 3 to this order are hereby revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales.

Wyn Roberts,Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Welsh Office.

SCHEDULE 1

Article 3

The Designated Area

WALES

The area comprising those parts of the counties of Gwynedd, Clwyd and Powys which lie within the following boundary:--

From the Castle at Conwy generally westwards along the A55(T) road to its junction with the road known as Mount Pleasant; generally south westwards along Mount Pleasant, St. Agnes Road and Hendre Road through Hendre to Groesffordd; generally south-westwards along the unmarked road from Groesffordd to the junction with the unmarked road at OS map reference SH 761752; generally south-eastwards along that unmarked road to the junction with the unmarked road at OS map reference SH 767746; generally southwards along the unmarked road to the junction with the unmarked road at OS map reference SH 768732; generally south-westwards along the unmarked road to the junction with the unmarked road west of Roewen at OS map reference SH 755721; eastwards along the unmarked road to Roewen and then generally south-westwards along the unmarked road to the junction with the unmarked road at OS map reference SH 737709; generally south-eastwards along the unmarked road through Llanbedr-y-Cenin to the junction with the B5106 road at the Inn north of Tal-y-Bont; generally southward along the B5106 road to the crossing of the Afon Conwy at Pontfawr near Llanrwst generally southwards following the course of the Afon Conwy to the A5(T) road crossing of the Afon Conwy at Waterloo Bridge near Betws y Coed; generally south-eastwards along the A5(T) road to its junction with the B5113 road at Pentrefoelas; generally north-westwards along the B5113 road to its junction with the A548 road at OS map reference SH 830639; generally north-eastwards along the A548 road to the junction with the B5384 road and then generally north-eastwards along the B5384 road, passing through Gwytherin, to its junction with the unmarked road at OS map reference SH 906645; generally eastwards along the unmarked road to where it crosses Nant Melai at Bont-garreg; generally southwards following the course of Nant Melai to its junction with the unmarked road at OS map reference SH 909619 then generally eastwards along the unmarked road through Tan-y-Foel to its junction with the unmarked road at OS map reference SH 919619; generally southwards along the unmarked road through Glan-y-gors and near the eastern side of the Aled Isaf Reservoir and the north-eastern side of Llyn Alen to its junction with the A543 road at OS map reference SH 929568; generally south-westwards along the A543 road to its junction with the A5(T) road near Pentrefoelas, generally westwards along the A5(T) road to its junction with the unmarked road at OS map reference SH 956483; generally south-westwards along the unmarked road to its junction with the unmarked road at OS map reference SH 949485; generally south-westwards along the unmarked road to the junction at OS map reference SH 931457, generally eastwards along the unmarked road to the junction with the B4501 road; generally southwards along the B4501 road to the junction with the A4212 road at Frongoch; generally south-eastwards along the A4212 road to the junction with the unclassified road (Craig y Fron Road) opposite the College to the north of Bala; westwards and then south-eastwards along the unclassified road (known as Craig y Fron Road, Heol y Castell and then Cambrian Terrace) to the junction with the A494 road (High Street); south-westwards along the A494 road as far as the pier on Llyn Tegid at OS map reference SH 919355; south-eastwards along a straight imaginary line drawn to OS map reference SH 929352 where the B4391 road crosses Afon Dyfrdwy; generally south-eastwards along the B4391 road to the junction with the B4396 road and south-westwards along the B4396 road to its junction with the B4393 road at Abertridwr; south-westwards along the B4393 to its junction with the unclassified road crossing Afon Efyrnwy, along the unclassified road to the bridge over Afon Efyrnwy and then following the course of Afon Efyrnwy generally south-westwards to the confluence with Afon Cownwy, north-westwards along the course of the Afon Cownwy, to the Forestry Commission fence at a point at OS map reference SH 999179 and then south-westwards following the Forestry Commission fence to a footpath through Dyfnant Forest at OS map reference SH 972177 and then southwards following the footpath through the forest to the Forestry Commission fence on the southern boundary of the forest at a point at OS map reference SH 975168 and then generally westwards following the Forestry Commission boundary fence to a point at OS map reference SH 932166 on the County boundary near Drum Ddu, and thengenerally southwards following the fence along the County boundary to a stream at a point at OS map reference SH 921151 and then following the stream southwards through Hen Bwll to the A458(T) road at Nant-y-Dugoed, generally westwards along the A458(T) road to the junction with the A470(T) road at Mallwyd...

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