Brucellosis Order 1997 (S.I. No. 758 of 1997). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Livestock Keyword Food quality control/food safety Milk/dairy products Animal health Pests/diseases Data collection/reporting Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Order will come into force on 1 April 1997. Abstract This Order implements the provisions relating to milk of Council Directive 64/432/EC and Council Directive 77/391/EC. These Directives require the operation of a monitoring and testing programme to maintain the officially brucellosis-free status of Great Britain under Council Directive 64/432/EC. Article 3 places restrictions on vaccination and therapeutic treatment, whereas article 4 places restrictions on the movement of bovine animals or steers. An appropriate officer may, where he considers it necessary for the purpose of eradicating brucellosis, serve a notice on the owner or person in charge of bovine animals or steers kept on any premises, requiring the animals to be moved from the premises to such other premises and within such time limit as may be specified in the notice. Article 6 prescribes slaughter of reactors shall be carried out only at approved slaughterhouses. The principal changes made by this Order relate to the arrangements for testing milk for evidence of brucellosis. Article 7 sets out the duties of purchasers of milk in any form for resale to ensure that milk is sent for testing to one of the approved laboratories. The person in charge of an approved laboratory must notify the appropriate Minister if the result of any test for brucellosis is positive within 24 hours and negative results within one month. He must maintain records of all the tests carried out for a period of one year (art. 7). The local authority enforces the Order (art. 23). (24 articles completed by 2 Schedules) Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 77/391/EEC introducing Community measures for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle. Legislation | European Union | 1977 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Cattle Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine. Legislation | European Union | 1964 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Cattle, Swine, Animal health, Internal trade, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Brucellosis (England) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 2055 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Milk/dairy products, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Brucellosis (Wales) Order 2006 (W.S.I. No. 866 (W. 78) of 2006). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Milk/dairy products, Inspection, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Brucellosis (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. No. 364 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Milk/dairy products, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX