This Order implements in Northern Ireland the provisions of Council Directive 92/35/EEC laying down control rules and measures to combat African horse sickness. The Order, among other things, provides for: notification of suspected African horse sickness; measures if the disease is suspected or confirmed on premises; establishment of area controls by way of declaration of different zones by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; vaccination and declaration of a vaccination zone; measures regarding non-captive horses; and controls in slaughterhouses. The Regulations amend a provision of the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 insofar as it applies to African horse sickness virus.
This Order implements in Northern Ireland the provisions of Council Directive 92/35/EEC laying down control rules and measures to combat African horse sickness. The Order, among other things, provides for: notification of suspected African horse sickness; measures if the disease is suspected or confirmed on premises; establishment of area controls by way of declaration of different zones by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; vaccination and declaration of a vaccination zone; me
Title:
African Horse Sickness Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. No. 244 of 2013).
Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type of document:
Regulation
Date of text:
2013
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Repealed:
No
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