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Transport of Animals and Poultry (Cleansing and Disinfection) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. No. 279 of 2007).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Animal welfare Transport/storage Pests/diseases Disinfection/disinfestation
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order provides for the cleansing and disinfection of means of transport before and after carrying specified animals. The cleansing and disinfection shall be carried out in accordance with the Schedules to this Order. It also specifies how the material removed from the means of transport must be disposed of after cleansing. An inspector is empowered, in the circumstances, to serve a notice requiring the means of transport to be cleansed and disinfected. Cleansing and disinfection requirements do not apply to certain journeys made within a single farming enterprise, between the same two points, the transport of certain horses and journeys to and from livestock or horse shows.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Repeals

Transport of Animals and Poultry (Cleansing and Disinfection) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. No. 293 of 2001).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000

Keyword: Animal health, Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX