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Regulation 30(5)
SCHEDULE 6
Measures applicable to a restricted zone
Movement of susceptible animals in a restricted
zone
1. -(1) No person shall move any
susceptible animal-
(a) from premises within a restricted zone, or
(b) into or out of a restricted zone,
except under the authority of a licence granted by the
Scottish Ministers.
(2) Where a susceptible animal is moved to a
slaughterhouse within a restricted zone, the occupier of
the slaughterhouse shall ensure that it is slaughtered in
accordance with any requirements relating to slaughter in
the conditions of the licence authorising movement and in
any case within 24 hours of arrival.
(3) A licence granted under sub-paragraph (1) shall
contain a term requiring the person in charge of any
vehicle in which susceptible animals are moved to ensure
that it is cleansed and disinfected as soon as possible
after the animals are unloaded.
(4) The occupier of any premises to which susceptible
animals are moved under this paragraph shall-
(a) ensure that the occupier or the occupier's
representative is given the licence under which they have
been moved before allowing the animals to be unloaded from
the vehicle;
(b) forward that licence without delay to the local
authority and, in the case of a slaughterhouse, provide a
copy to any official veterinary surgeon appointed for those
premises;
(c) retain a copy of that licence for a period of 6
months and produce it on request for inspection by an
inspector;
(d) provide adequate facilities, equipment and
materials for cleansing and disinfection of the vehicle;
and
(e) in the case of a collecting centre, ensure that
sheep are marked or tagged in accordance with the
directions of the Scottish Ministers so as to enable the
identity of the collecting centre and the holding from
which they were moved to be established throughout their
onward movement to a slaughterhouse.
Control of products from slaughterhouses in a
restricted zone
2. -(1) No person shall move any carcase
or animal product (unless intended for human consumption)
or any manure, slurry or litter from a slaughterhouse in a
restricted zone except-
(a) for disposal; or
(b) under the authority of a licence granted by the
Scottish Ministers.
(2) A licence granted under sub-paragraph (1)(b) shall
include terms-
(a) requiring anything moved to be carried in a
drip-proof container or vehicle,
(b) requiring any such container or vehicle to be
cleansed and disinfected as soon as possible after
unloading and in any event before re-use, and
(c) prohibiting any intermediate movement to
premises keeping any susceptible animal.
(3) The occupier of the premises to which any carcase or
animal product is moved under this paragraph shall ensure
that it is not brought into contact with, or fed to, any
susceptible animal.
Control of carcases in a restricted
zone
3. -(1) No person shall move any carcase
of a susceptible animal (other than the carcase of an
animal slaughtered for human consumption or the carcase of
an animal suspected of
BSE or scrapie destined for disposal)
from premises in a restricted zone other than a
slaughterhouse except under the authority of a licence
granted by the Scottish Ministers.
(2) The carcase of a deer which has been culled shall
not be considered to have been slaughtered for human
consumption.
Straying of susceptible animals in a restricted
zone
4. The owner or person in charge of a
susceptible animal in a restricted zone shall take all such
steps as are necessary to prevent it from straying from the
premises on which it is kept.
Susceptible animals on common or unenclosed land in
a restricted zone
5. No person shall move any susceptible
animal from common or unenclosed land in a restricted zone
except under the authority of a licence granted by the
Scottish Ministers.
Control of animal gatherings and gatherings of
people in a restricted zone
6. - Subject to the provisions of this
paragraph, no person shall-
(1) hold any animal gathering which includes susceptible
animals in a restricted zone, or
(2) collect or distribute susceptible animals in a
restricted zone for such an event, or
(3) hold any gathering of people on any holding in a
restricted zone in connection with the sale of any
susceptible animal kept there at which more than two people
(other than the owner or person in charge of the animal and
that person's representatives) are present,
except under the authority of a licence granted by the
Scottish Ministers.
Hunting, shooting and stalking in a restricted
zone
7. -(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) no
person shall hold or take part in the following activities
in a restricted zone-
(a) hunting any drag or other trail,
(b) stalking, or
(c) shooting deer.
(2) Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) shall make it unlawful
for-
(a) the occupier of land, or a member of a shooting
party of not more than three persons who are authorised by
the occupier, or who are members of the occupier's
household, or who are beaters employed by the occupier, to
shoot deer there; or
(b) any person to cull deer under the authority of a
licence granted by an inspector.
Shearing or dipping of sheep in a restricted
zone
8. -(1) Subject to the provisions of this
paragraph, no person shall-
(a) shear or dip sheep, or
(b) handle fleeces or sheep during shearing or
dipping
in a restricted zone except under the authority of a
licence granted by the Scottish Ministers.
(2) The prohibition in sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply
to the occupier of any premises or the occupier's employees
(other than any person employed by the occupier primarily
for the purpose of shearing or dipping sheep) in respect of
the shearing or dipping of sheep kept on those
premises.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph-
(a) "shearing" includes clipping and dagging, and
(b) "dipping" includes showering and jetting sheep
with sheep dip.
Ultrasound scanning of sheep in a restricted
zone
9. -(1) Subject to the provisions of this
paragraph, no person shall carry out ultrasound scanning of
sheep in a restricted zone except under the authority of a
licence granted by the Scottish Ministers.
(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply to
the occupier of any premises or the occupier's employees
(other than any person employed by the occupier primarily
for the purpose of carrying out ultrasound scanning of
sheep) in respect of the carrying out of ultrasound
scanning of sheep kept on those premises using ultrasound
scanning equipment of which the occupier is the owner or
keeper.
Cleansing and disinfection of slaughterhouses
in a restricted zone
10. The occupier of any collecting centre
or slaughterhouse in a restricted zone shall cleanse and
disinfect the premises as soon as is practicable after it
has been emptied of animals and in any event before any
susceptible animal, fodder, litter or thing is moved there
again.
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