Animal Gatherings (Interim Measures) (England) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 202 of 2002). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2002 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 11 February 2002. 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 temporarily disapplies and replaces 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. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amended by Animal Gatherings (Interim Measures) (England) (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 1328 of 2002). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002 Keyword: Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Disinfection/disinfestation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Animal Gatherings (England) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 1723 of 2003). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 Keyword: Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Disinfection/disinfestation Source: FAO, FAOLEX