The Disease Control (England) Order 2003

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2003/1729
Year2003
  • This Order may be cited as the Disease Control (England) Order 2003; it applies in England and comes into force on 1st August 2003.
  • In this Order—
  • licensed under the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983
  • to or from a zoo licensed under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981
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  • No person shall move any sheep, goats or cattle from any premises if any sheep, goats, cattle or pigs have been moved on to those premises during the previous 6 days.
  • any pig has been moved on to those premises during the previous 20 days; or
  • any cattle, goats or sheep have been moved on to those premises during the previous 6 days.
  • the movement is one specified in Schedule 1; or
  • a permit disapplying the standstill period has been issued by a veterinary inspector.
  • The standstill period is not triggered by a movement on to premises if it is a movement specified in Schedule 2.
  • (1) Where animals are held in an isolation facility under any provision of this Order, and other animals are moved in before they are released from the isolation facility, no animal may be removed from the isolation facility before the last date of release of the last animals moved into the isolation facility.(2) Pigs may not share an isolation facility with animals of any other species.
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  • move any animal to a slaughterhouse save for the purpose of slaughter within 48 hours of its arrival there; or
  • receive any animal from a slaughterhouse unless, in the case of any animal other than a pig, under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector.
  • The Secretary of State may authorise sets of premises as sole occupancy groups if she is satisfied that the premises are linked in terms of their control.
  • (1) No person shall move an animal from any premises unless the movement is made under the authority of a licence issued by the Secretary of State or an inspector.(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any movement authorised by a licence under F14article 20 of the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 2011 (walking licences for pet pigs) .the movement under the authority of that licence of any animal from any premises specified in the notice; orany person specified in the notice from moving animals under the authority of that licence either generally or to or from any premises specified in the notice.the provisions of this Order are not being or have not been complied with in relation to animals moved to or from the premises in question or in relation to the movement of any other animals of which the person on whom the notice is to be served is or has at any time been the keeper, andthe service of a notice is necessary to prevent a possible spread of disease.(3) A notice issued under paragraph (1) (a) shall be served on the occupiers of each of the premises specified in the notice and in any other way that the Secretary of State thinks fit to draw the notice to the attention of persons affected by it.(4) A notice issued under paragraph (1) (b) shall be served on the person prohibited from moving animals by the notice and on the occupiers of any premises individually named in the notice.(5) A notice shall be in writing, may be subject to conditions and may be amended, suspended or revoked at any time by further notice by the Secretary of State.be moved by the most direct route available to the place of destination specified in the licence, andbe accompanied throughout the movement by the licence.produce the licence;allow a copy or an extract to be taken; andif so required, furnish his name and address.(3) Every animal which is moved under a specific licence shall be kept separate throughout such movement from any animal which is not being moved under that licence.ensure that he or his representative is given the licence before

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