Animal Gatherings (England) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 1723 of 2003). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Animal feed/feedstuffs Disinfection/disinfestation Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Coming into force on 1 August 2003. Abstract This Order prohibits the use of premises for animal gatherings unless there is a licence permitting that activity (art. 3). It requires: (a) premises used for animal gatherings to be free of animals for 28 days before and after such an event unless those premises can be and are properly cleansed and disinfected (Schedule 1, paragraph 1-5); (b) premises that have become contaminated to be cleansed and disinfected prior to being used for an animal gathering (Schedule 1, paragraph 6); and (c) waste material derived from animal gatherings to be properly disposed of (Schedule 1, paragraph 7). This Order revokes the Markets, Sales and Lairs Order 1925. "Animal gathering" means an occasion at which animals are brought together for the purposes of sale, show or exhibition, onward consignment for slaughter within Great Britain or in the case of store cattle, onward consignment within Great Britain for further rearing or finishing and includes animals brought together for inspections to ensure they possess specific breed characteristics. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Repeals Animal Gatherings (Interim Measures) (England) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 202 of 2002). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002 Keyword: Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Disinfection/disinfestation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Animal Gatherings (England) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 1202 of 2004). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004 Keyword: Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Disinfection/disinfestation Source: FAO, FAOLEX