The Disease Control (England) Order 2003

PART 2Movement restrictions

Restrictions on the movement of cattle, sheep and goats

4.  No person shall move any sheep, goats or cattle from any premises if any sheep, goats, cattle or pigs have been moved on to those premises during the previous 6 days.

Restrictions on the movement of pigs

5.  No person shall move a pig from any premises if—

(a)any pig has been moved on to those premises during the previous 20 days; or

(b)any cattle, goats or sheep have been moved on to those premises during the previous 6 days.

Permitted movements during standstill

6.  Notwithstanding articles 4 and 5, animals may be moved off premises during the standstill period if—

(a)the movement is one specified in Schedule 1; or

(b)a permit disapplying the standstill period has been issued by a veterinary inspector.

Movements that do not trigger a standstill period

7.  The standstill period is not triggered by a movement on to premises if it is a movement specified in Schedule 2.

Isolation facilities

8.—(1) Where animals are held in an isolation facility under any provision of this Order, and other animals are moved in before they are released from the isolation facility, no animal may be removed from the isolation facility before the last date of release of the last animals moved into the isolation facility.

(2) Pigs may not share an isolation facility with animals of any other species.

Marking sheep and goats travelling to shows or exhibitions

9.  No person shall move sheep or goats to a show or exhibition unless the animals are marked with an individual identification number in accordance with article 6 of the Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (England) (No. 2) Order 2002(1).

Restrictions on movements to and from slaughterhouses

10.  No person shall—

(a)move any animal to a slaughterhouse save for the purpose of slaughter within 48 hours of its arrival there; or

(b)receive any animal from a slaughterhouse unless, in the case of any animal other than a pig, under the authority of a licence issued by a veterinary inspector.

Sole occupancy groups

11.  The Secretary of State may authorise sets of premises as sole occupancy groups if she is satisfied that the premises are linked in terms of their control.