FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE (INFECTED AREAS RESTRICTIONS) ORDER OF 1938. Dated NOVEMBER 28, 1938.
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1938/1434 |
| Year | 1938 |
1938 No. 1434
ANIMALS
THE FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE (INFECTED AREAS RESTRICTIONS) ORDER OF 1938. DATED NOVEMBER 28, 1938.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Article.
1. Application of Order.
2. Movement out of Infected Area.
3. Movement into Infected Area.
4. Movement within Infected Area.
5. Markets, Sales and Gathering of Animals for Certification purposes in Infected Area.
6. Forms and Conditions of Movement Licences.
7. Disposal of Slaughterhouse Manure and Refuse.
8. Straying of Animals.
9. Control of Dogs and Poultry.
10. Precautions to be taken by Persons Clipping or Dipping sheep in an Infected Area.
11. Power to close Footpaths and Premises in an Infected Area.
12. Disinfection and Cleansing of Vehicles used for the conveyance of animals.
13. Prohibition of Hunting, Coursing and Whippet Racing in an Infected Area.
14. Movement of Animals through an Infected Area by Railway without untrucking permitted.
15. Prohibition of holding markets of Imported Animals in Infected Area.
16. Movement of Imported Animals into or within an Infected Area.
17. Saving for Orders and Regulations.
18. Production of Licences—Names and Addresses.
19. Local Authority to Enforce Order.
20. Offences.
21. Meaning of Terms.
22. Interpretation.
23. Commencement.
24. Revocation of Orders.
25. Saving for Existing Orders, Notices and Licences.
26. Short Title.
SCHEDULES.
The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in him under the Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1937, and of every other power enabling him in this behalf, hereby orders as follows:—
Application of Order.
1.—(1) Where by any Special Order made after the making of this Order the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries shall declare an area to be an Infected Area for the purpose of preventing the spreading of foot-and-mouth disease, all the provisions of this Order, save so far as they shall be expressly varied or excepted by any such Special Order, shall be applicable to such area and have effect therein accordingly.
(2) Any farm, holding, park, or enclosure which is partly within and partly outside an Infected Area, shall be deemed to be wholly within the Area. For this purpose detached parts of farms, holdings, parks or enclosures shall be deemed to be separate premises.
RESTRICTIONS ON MOVEMENT AND MARKETS OF ANIMALS APPLICABLE TO AN INFECTED AREA.
Movement out of Infected Area.
2. No animal shall be moved out of an Infected Area.
Movement into Infected Area.(a)
3. No animal shall be moved into an infected Area except direct to a farm or slaughterhouse situated not less than two miles from any Infected Place, and then only if accompanied by and in accordance with the conditions of a licence which may be granted by an Inspector of a Local Authority under this Order if in his opinion the movement is necessary. The animal shall be detained on arrival at the farm for fourteen days, or be slaughtered in the slaughterhouse, as the case may be, in accordance with the conditions of the licence.
Movement within Infected Area.
4.—(1) No animal shall be moved by road, railway or water within an Infected Area unless accompanied by and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted by an Inspector of the Local Authority under this Order. Subject as hereinafter provided such Inspector may grant a licence if in his opinion the movement is necessary.
1 Edw. 8 & 1. Geo. 6. c. 50.
(2) Where the place of destination specified in the licence is premises other than a slaughterhouse, market, fairground or sale-yard, or certification centre approved under the provisions of Part II of the Livestock Industry Act, 1937, the animal shall on arrival thereat be detained for a period of fourteen days.
(3) No licence shall be granted for the movement of any animal to a market, fairground, sale-yard or certification centre as aforesaid unless a licence authorising the holding of such market, fair, or sale or a gathering of animals at such certification centre has been granted by the Local Authority in accordance with Article 5 of this Order.
(4) No licence shall be granted for the movement of any animal to farm premises for the purpose of sale thereon.
(5) No licence shall be granted for the movement of any animal from the place in an Infected Area where a licensed market, fair, or sale of fat animals in any market, fairground or sale-yard, or a licensed gathering of animals at a certification centre as aforesaid is being or has immediately theretofore been held, except for movement direct to a slaughterhouse in the same Infected Area.
(6) No licence shall be granted for the movement of any animal by road or by water within two miles of any Infected Place.
(a) Article 3 modified see S.R. & O. 1943 No. 66, p. 541 below.
Markets and Sales and Gatherings of Animals for Certification purposes in Infected Area.
5.—(1) No exhibition of animals shall be held in an Infected Area and no market, fair or sale of animals or gathering of animals at a certification centre approved under the provisions of Part II of the Livestock Industry Act, 1937, shall be held on any premises in an Infected Area except in accordance with this Article.
(2) (a) A market, fair or sale of animals intended for immediate slaughter may be held in any market, fairground, or sale-yard situated not less than five miles from any Infected Place if a licence to hold such market, fair or sale has been granted by the Local Authority. Any movement of an animal from such market, fairground or sale-yard shall be subject to the provisions of Article 4(5) of this Order.
(b) A gathering of animals intended for immediate slaughter may be held for certification purposes at any Certification Centre approved as aforesaid under the provisions of Part II of the Livestock Industry Act, 1937, situated not less than five miles from any Infected Place if a licence to hold such a gathering of animals has been granted by the Local Authority. Any movement of an animal from the place of such a gathering of animals shall be subject to the terms of Article 4(5) of this Order.
(c) A sale of animals may be held on farm premises situated not less than two miles from any Infected Place if a licence to hold such sale has been granted by the Local Authority. The movement of animals from the place of such sale shall be subject to the provisions of Article 4 of this Order.
(3) No licence shall be granted by the Local Authority under this Article for the holding of any market, fair, or sale of animals or gathering of animals for certification purposes as aforesaid in a market, fairground, sale-yard or Certification Centre whilst any animals exposed at a previous market, sale or gathering of animals as aforesaid held therein remain in or on such premises.
(4) The animals exposed at every market, fair, sale or gathering of animals licensed under this Article shall be examined by a veterinary inspector and, to enable arrangements for such examination to be made, notification of the licensing of every such market, fair, sale or gathering of animals shall be sent without delay by the Local Authority granting the licence to the Veterinary Inspector appointed for the time being by the Minister to receive information regarding the suspected existence of notifiable diseases of...
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