Movement of Animals (Restrictions) (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 399 (W. 56) of 2003). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Wales Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Pests/diseases Transport/storage Quarantine 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 Comes into force on 28 February 2003. Abstract These Regulations provide for the application of restrictions on movement of animals in cases of disease or suspected disease affecting animals in the sense of section 88 of the Animal Health Act, 1981. Infected areas may be declared under regulation 5. Regulation 6 concerns restrictions on movement of animals within and out of an infected area. Regulation 9 provides for cleansing and disinfection. The main changes enacted in this Order are: (a) an extension of the application of the Order to the presence of disease on means of transport as well as on premises; and (b) new powers for veterinary inspectors to prohibit the movement of animals while investigating whether disease is on the premises or means of transport. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amended by Movement of Animals (Restrictions) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 2940 (W.257) of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Transport/storage, Quarantine, Disinfection/disinfestation Source: FAO, FAOLEX