The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Order 2012

Made: 29th February 2012

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 2nd March 2012

Coming into force: 1st April 2012

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PART 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Extension of definition of “disease”

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Approval of laboratories

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Suspension and termination of approval of laboratories

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Approval of veterinary surgeons

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PART 2 — HERD SCREENING

Breeding Herds

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First compliance deadline

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Subsequent compliance deadlines

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Persons authorised to take milk samples

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Decision on type of sample to take

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Change of BVD finding by approved veterinary surgeon

12

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PART 3 — LABORATORIES

Duties of operators of approved laboratories

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Approved laboratories - record keeping and disclosure

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PART 4 — CALVES BORN OTHER THAN INTO BREEDING HERDS OR TO A BREEDINGANIMAL

Qualifying calves

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Duties of operators of approved laboratories – qualifying calves

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PART 5 — BVD STATUS

BVD status of a breeding herd or breeding bovine animal

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Notification where BVD finding is “not negative”

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PART 6 — ENFORCEMENT AND OFFENCES

Enforcement

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Powers of entry

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Powers of inspectors

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False information

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Offences by bodies corporate

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Signed

RICHARD LOCHHEAD — A member of the Scottish Executive — 29th February 2012

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c.22. Powers to make Orders under these sections were originally conferred on “the Ministers”, as defined in section86(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981. The functions of the Ministers were, insofar as within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2007/174, amended by S.S.I. 2007/312 and 2011/412 and S.I. 2011/1043.

[^f00003]: 2000 c.7. Section15 was amended by the Communications Act 2003 (c.21), section406 and Schedule17, paragraph158.

Editorial notes

[^key-4cc1886c086c9b1df133e31811296bee]: Order revoked (9.2.2013) by The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/3), arts. 1(1), 30(1) (with sch.)