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The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 17(1) and 30(1) of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order: Citation and commencement 1. This Order may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) (Declaratory and Controlled Area) Amendment (No. 4) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 21st April 2001. Amendment of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Declaratory (Controlled Area) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 2001 2. - (1) The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Declaratory (Controlled Area) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 2001[2] is amended in accordance with this article. (2) After article 4(14) there is inserted-
(3) In the wording in bold type above Part II of the licence specified in Schedule 1 for "5 DAYS" there is substituted "7 DAYS".
(b) the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Declaratory (No. 4) Order 2001[4].
(3) In paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 of each of the foresaid Orders, there is inserted-
(bb) A veterinary inspector may, by licence, permit, for the purposes of slaughter, the movement out of an infected area of animals direct to a slaughterhouse approved by the Scottish Ministers to slaughter animals moved by licence issued under this paragraph. (bc) For the purposes of this paragraph, licences or approvals issued in England or Wales operate as if granted in Scotland. (bd) Where an animal is moved to a slaughterhouse under this paragraph, the occupier of the slaughterhouse shall ensure that the animal is slaughtered at those premises in accordance with any condition relating to slaughter specified in the licence and in any event within 24 hours of arrival there. (be) The person in charge of the vehicle in which animals are moved under this paragraph shall ensure that it is thoroughly cleansed and disinfected in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3 of Schedule 2B to this Order as soon as possible after the animals have been unloaded and, in any case, before the vehicle is moved from the delivery premises. (bf) The occupier of premises to which animals are moved under this paragraph shall-
(ii) forward that licence without delay to the local authority responsible for the area in which those premises are situated and, in the case of a slaughterhouse, provide a copy to the official veterinary surgeon appointed for those premises; (iii) retain a copy of that licence for a period of 6 months and produce it upon request for inspection by an inspector; (iv) provide adequate facilities, equipment and materials for the cleansing and disinfection of the vehicle that delivered the animals to the premises in accordance with this paragraph."
(4) After Schedule 2 of each of the foresaid Orders there is inserted the Schedule 2A and Schedule 2B set out in the Schedule to this Order.
(k) If an inspector finds a stray or feral animal, that inspector may detain it, and if the owner cannot be ascertained after reasonable enquiries, the animal may be destroyed by the inspector.".
1. AUTHORISATION I, the undersigned, by this licence granted under the above Order hereby authorise the movement of the animals described in column 2 below to the place of destination specified in column 4 below, subject to the conditions set out below.
This licence is granted subject to the conditions set out below. Failure to comply with such conditions may render a person liable to prosecution and heavy penalties on conviction. Your attention is also drawn to the Note below. Part III of this licence must be completed within 5 days including the day of issue of this licence. This licence may be revoked at any time by a Notice served by an Inspector on the person to whom it was granted. 2. CONDITIONS OF LICENCE 1. Before being moved, animals to which this licence relates shall be marked as follows:-
2.
A veterinary inspection must be carried out by a Local Veterinary Inspector (LVI) not more than 24 hours prior to the start of the licensed movement. The LVI will inspect all the animals to be moved (which must be marked as at Condition 1) and those in contact with them as well as other susceptible animals, other than those on remote grazings, for signs of Foot-and-Mouth Disease. The LVI must complete a written declaration at Part II of the licence.
(b) be moved only by the most direct route available to the place of destination specified in the licence; (c) be moved so as not to leave the infected area (a specified route must be inserted overleaf). The route taken and the place of destination chosen must not be such as to require a scheduled stop; and (d) be accompanied throughout their movement by this licence which shall be handed to the operator of the premises to which they are delivered (or the representative of that operator) before the animals are unloaded.
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The Declaration in Part III of this licence shall be completed on the day the animals are moved but before the animals leave the premises.
THIS LICENCE IS VALID FOR A PERIOD OF 5 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE (OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD AS MAY BE SPECIFIED BY AN INSPECTOR). HOWEVER, IT CANNOT BE USED UNTIL THE OWNER/ KEEPER DECLARATION HAS BEEN SIGNED AND THE MOVEMENT MUST BE COMPLETED ON THE DAY THE DECLARATION IS SIGNED Name and address of owner/keeper: Premises where animals are located: I have inspected the animals to be moved under this licence, those in contact with them and all other susceptible animals on the holding, with the exception of remote grazings, they show no clinical signs of Foot-and-Mouth disease and those to be moved are fit for the intended journey. Official stamp: Local Veterinary Inspector (This Part must be completed by the owner or keeper of the animals on the day they are to be moved but before they leave the premises on which they are kept) declare that 1. The movement will begin no later than 24 hours from the certification at Part II of the licence. 2. 3. (*Owner/*keeper) (*delete as appropriate). Level of cleansing and disinfection 1. All cleansing and disinfection shall be carried out so as to reduce so far as reasonably practicable the risk of transmission of disease. Parts of the means of transport required to be cleansed 2. - (1) In the case of animals not transported in a container-
(b) the following shall be cleansed if they are soiled:-
(ii) any other part of the means of transport; (iii) any equipment carried during the journey for use with the animals.
(2) In the case of animals transported in a container, the interior of the container shall be cleansed whether or not it is soiled, and the exterior of the container and any parts of the means of transport carrying the container shall be cleansed if they are soiled.
(b) where no concentration is specified for "General Orders", at the concentration required for "Foot-and-Mouth Disease Orders".
EXPLANATORY NOTE
[2] S.S.I. 2001/111, as amended by S.S.I. 2001/131.back [5] S.I. 1978/32 as amended by S.I. 1999/919 and as further amended in relation to Scotland only by S.S.I. 2001/45 and S.S.I. 2000/51back
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