The Tuberculosis (England) Order 2007

Made: 8th March 2007

Coming into force: 6th April 2007

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Title, commencement and application

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Revocation

2

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Interpretation

3

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Extension of definition of “disease” and power to slaughter on account of tuberculosis

4

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Notification of disease in bovine animals

5

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Notification of disease in carcases

6

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Veterinary inquiry as to the existence of disease

7

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Tuberculosis testing

8

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Pre-Movement Testing

9

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Tuberculosis test records

10

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Exempt markets

11

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Exempt finishing units, approved finishing units and approved collecting centres

12

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Prohibitions

13

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Isolation and prohibition on movement of animals

14

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Notification of intended slaughter of animals

15

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Precautions against spread of infection

16

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Suspected animals in markets, shows etc.

17

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Control of infection from other animals

18

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Marking of bovine animals

19

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Isolation of M. bovis in a laboratory

20

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General provisions as to notices, licences and approvals

21

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Production of licences

22

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Enforcement

23

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Savings

24

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SCHEDULE — Permitted Movements

Movements to slaughter, exempt markets etc.

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Common land

2

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Movement within a sole occupancy group

3

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Movement for veterinary treatment

4

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Movement to agricultural shows

5

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Signed

Ben Bradshaw — Minister of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 2007-03-08

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order revokes and re-makes the Tuberculosis (England) Order 2006 (SI 2006/394).

The principal changes are as follows—

The movements set out in the Schedule have been simplified.

Permitted movements have been incorporated into article 9 (pre-movement testing).

Article 11 gives the Secretary of State power to approve a market to receive and sell, along with other bovine animals, those which have been moved without a pre-movement test under article 9(3)(a) (exempt markets). Exempt market operators will have to separate animals in the exempt market from those which are present on other parts of the premises where the exempt market is located. No person may purport to operate an exempt market without an approval or move any animal from an exempt market other than to a permitted destination.

Article 12 gives the Secretary of State power to approve finishing units for receiving, along with other bovine animals, those which are moved without a pre-movement test under article 9(3)(a) (exempt finishing units). It also gives the Secretary of State power to approve finishing units and collecting centres for receiving bovine animals that are moving under licence from herds under movement restriction imposed under article 14(b) (approved finishing units and approved collecting centres). Approved finishing units and approved collecting centres are also permitted destinations for animals which have been moved without a pre-movement test under article 9(3)(a).

Operators must separate animals in or entering the finishing unit or collecting centre from those which are present on other parts of the premises where that finishing unit or collecting centre is located. No person may purport to operate an exempt finishing unit, an approved finishing unit or an approved collecting centre without an approval or move any animal from exempt or approved finishing units or approved collecting centres other than direct to slaughter, unless licensed to do otherwise.

Article 13 (prohibitions) now prohibits interference with or obstruction of the application or the reading of a relevant test.

Article 14 includes a power to require bovine animals to be isolated.

Articles 16 and 17 specify the use of an approved disinfectant, being a disinfectant that is approved for use against bovine tuberculosis in accordance with the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/32).

Article 20 imposes a duty to notify the Veterinary Laboratories Agency of the presence of *M.bovis* where this has been isolated in any laboratory sample, except where it has been deliberately introduced in the course of research. The main address of the Veterinary Laboratories Agency is: TB Diagnostic Laboratory, The Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KTl5 3NB. Other addresses are available from the Defra website.

Failure to comply with this Order is an offence under section 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22) punishable in accordance with section 75.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment for this order has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from TB Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 1A Page Street, London, SW1P 4PQ.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c. 22.

[^f00002]: Functions conferred under the 1981 Act on “the Ministers” (as defined in section 86 of that Act) were transferred, so far as exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales, to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (SI 1999/3141) and were then further transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (SI 2002/794).

[^f00003]: S.I. 2006/394.

Editorial notes

[^key-bb21db3c352d06037724a8b15256b20f]: Order revoked (1.10.2014) by The Tuberculosis (England) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2383), art. 24(a) (with art. 25)

Title, commencement , application and expiry

Review

25

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Approval of veterinary surgeons

3A

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Extension of definition of “disease” and power to slaughter on account of tuberculosis

Notification of disease in bovine animals

Notification of disease in carcases

Veterinary inquiry as to the existence of disease

Tuberculosis testing

Pre-Movement Testing

Tuberculosis test records

Exempt markets

Exempt finishing units, approved finishing units and approved collecting centres

Prohibitions

Isolation and prohibition on movement of animals

Notification of intended slaughter of animals

Precautions against spread of infection

Suspected animals in markets, shows etc.

Control of infection from other animals

Marking of bovine animals

Isolation of M. bovis in a laboratory

General provisions as to notices, licences and approvals

Production of licences

Enforcement

Savings

Review

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