The Animal Gatherings (Interim Measures) (Wales) Order 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/283 (W.)
• Sections: 13

Section 1 Title, application and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Animal Gatherings (Interim Measures) (Wales) Order 2002 and it applies to Wales.

(2) It comes into force on 11th February 2002 and shall cease to have effect on 1st December 2002.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires:

“animal gathering” (“ crynhoad anifeiliaid ”) means an occasion at which animals are brought together for the purposes of—

sale;

show;

exhibition;

onward consignment for slaughter within Great Britain; or

in the case of store cattle, onward consignment within Great Britain for further rearing or finishing,

and includes the reception or temporary detention of those animals; and

“approved disinfectant” (“ diheintydd a gymeradwywyd ”) means a disinfectant listed in the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978 as being approved for the time being for use under general orders.

Section 3 The use of premises for animal gatherings

(1) Subject to article 4 below, no person shall use premises for an animal gathering—

(a) in contravention of the provisions of the Schedule to this Order; and

(b) unless those premises are licensed for that purpose by a veterinary inspector.

(2) The licence referred to in paragraph (1) above—

(a) shall be in writing;

(b) may be amended, suspended or revoked by a notice in writing issued by a veterinary inspector; and

(c) may be subject to such conditions as the veterinary inspector considers necessary to control the introduction into or spread of disease within or from the premises to which the licence relates.

Section 4 Exceptions to article 3

(1) Article 3 above shall not apply where—

(a) all the animals attending the gathering are owned by the same person and have the same keeper; and

(b) the animal gathering is to take place on premises owned or occupied by the owner of the animals.

(2) For the purposes of this article, “keeper” means the person with principal responsibility for the day to day care and management of the animals.

Section 5 Enforcement

Except where otherwise provided, this Order shall be enforced by the local authority.

Section 6 The Markets, Sales and Lairs Order 1925

The Markets, Sales and Lairs Order 1925 shall not apply while this Order is in force.

Section 1 28 day restricted period prior to an animal gathering

Subject to paragraph 3 of this Schedule, no person shall allow an animal gathering to take place on premises on which animals have been kept until 28 days have passed from the day on which—

(a) the last animal left those premises; and

(b) the cleansing of visible contamination on all pens, hurdles and any other equipment to which the animals have had access, has been completed.

Section 2 28 day restricted period following an animal gathering

(a) Subject to paragraph 3 of this Schedule, no person shall allow animals onto premises on which an animal gathering has been held until 28 days have passed from the day on which—

(i) the last animal left those premises; and

(ii) the cleansing of visible contamination on all pens, hurdles and any other equipment to which the animals have had access has been completed.

(b) During the 28 days period referred to in paragraph (a) above, no person shall remove from the premises any pen, hurdle or other equipment to which the animals have had access unless they have been swept or scraped clean, cleansed by washing and an approved disinfectant applied in accordance with manufacturers' instructions.

Section 3 Exception to restricted period

The restrictions in paragraph 1 and 2 above do not apply if the parts of the premises to which animals have had access are paved with cement, concrete, asphalt or other hard, impermeable material that is capable of being effectively cleansed and disinfected and the premises are cleansed and disinfected in accordance with Paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 below.

Section 4 Cleansing and disinfection of paved premises

All parts of the premises to which animals have had access (including any pens, hurdles and any other equipment) must be swept or scraped clean and then cleansed by washing and an approved disinfectant applied in accordance with manufacturers' instructions.

Section 5 Cleansing and disinfection of paved premises

The cleansing and disinfecting set out in paragraph 4 above—

(a) must not begin until the animals have been removed from the part of the premises to be cleansed and disinfected; and

(b) must be completed after the last animal has left the premises and before animals are allowed onto the premises again.

Section 6 Cleansing and disinfection of paved premises

If (for a reason other than the presence of animals there) the premises become contaminated with animal excreta or other material of animal origin or any contaminant derived from animals, then the premises or those parts that have become so contaminated must be swept or scraped clean and then cleansed by washing and an approved disinfectant applied in accordance with manufacturers' instructions before any animals are allowed onto the premises again.

Section 7 Disposal of waste from animal gatherings

All feedingstuffs to which the animals have had access, and all bedding, excreta, other material of animal origin and other contaminants derived from the animals at the animal gathering shall, as soon as possible and before animals are allowed to enter the premises again, be—

(a) destroyed;

(b) treated so as to remove the risk of transmission of disease; or

(c) disposed of so that animals do not have access to it.