Fowl Pest (Amendment) Order 1963
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1963/629 |
| Year | 1963 |
1963 No. 629
POULTRY
The Fowl Pest (Amendment) Order 196325thMarch 1963
1stApril 1963
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1, 45, 47, 50 and 85 of the Diseases of Animals Act 1950(a), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby order as follows:—
Citation, extent and commencement
1. This Order, which may be cited as the Fowl Pest (Amendment) Order 1963, applies to Great Britain and shall come into operation on 1st April 1963.
Amendments of Fowl Pest Order of 1936
2. The Fowl Pest Order of 1936, as altered(b), shall be further altered as follows:—
(a) for Article 2 there shall be substituted the following Article:—
"Restrictions on premises
2.—(1) The occupier of premises on which there are any poultry, or the carcases of any poultry affected with or suspected of being affected with fowl pest shall forthwith and (subject to paragraph (2) of this Article) until the expiry of a period of 48 hours from the beginning of the day next following the day on which the poultry or carcases (as the case may be) became affected or were suspected of becoming affected as aforesaid—
(a) prevent the access of poultry or of any person (other than the person attending the poultry) to the premises or part of the premises on which any diseased or suspected bird or carcase is or has been kept; and
(b) detain on the premises all poultry thereon and the carcases of any poultry, except the dressed carcases of birds not affected with or suspected of disease.
(2) The restrictions imposed by this Article shall cease to have effect on service of a notice under Article 2A (2) or Article 4 (1) of this Order.";
(b) For Article 2A there shall be substituted the following Article:—
"2A.—(1) For the purpose of ascertaining whether information in any manner received concerning the existence or suspected existence
(a) 14 Geo. 6. c. 36.
(b) S.R. & O. 1936/1297, 1947/871, 1176 (Rev. XVIII, p. 442: 1936 II, p. 2086; 1947 I, p. 1839).
of fowl pest is correct a veterinary inspector may examine any poultry, or carcase of any poultry, and may enter any premises, and the occupier of the premises and the persons in his employment shall render such reasonable assistance as may be required for such purpose as aforesaid.
(2) Where a veterinary inspector is satisfied in relation to any premises that any such information as aforesaid is incorrect he may be...
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