Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

"abortion" means any bovine foetus or calf born dead or which dies within 24 hours of birth;

"affected" in relation to any animal means affected with disease and includes a reactor;

"animal" means a bovine animal;

(a) has been exposed to the possibility of infection by being in contact with an affected animal (other than an animal in his own herd), or

(b) has been in any other way exposed to the disease

shall, with all practicable speed, give notice of the fact to a Divisional Veterinary Office.

    (2) Where the Department knows or suspects that any animal is affected with disease, it may, for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease notify -

(a) any veterinary surgeon;

(b) the keeper of any herd to which the disease may spread; or

(c) any person who, within the last 56 days has visited, or, in the future is likely to visit or arrange to visit, any holding on which the animal is or has been kept.

(a) "animal" means any animal over 12 months old with the exception of steers;

(b) "controlled movement" means the movement of an animal into or out of any herd other than -


(i) directly to premises at which it is to be slaughtered; or

(ii) from a market, show or exhibition;



(c) "pre-movement test" means in the case of any animal an official test carried out in accordance with Annex C of the Directive by a laboratory approved by the Department for those purposes on a sample taken from it in accordance with paragraph (5).

    (2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), an animal shall not make any controlled movement unless -

(a) it has reacted negatively to a pre-movement test on a sample taken from it during the 30 days prior to the date of the movement; or

(b) it is moved under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued by the Department.

    (3) If, during the period of 30 days following the taking of a sample for a pre-movement test, an animal makes a controlled movement, that animal shall not make a second or further such movement during the remainder of the 30 day period unless, before the second or further movement, it has reacted negatively to a second or further pre-movement test, as the case may be.

    (4) The requirements of paragraph (3) for a second or further pre-movement test shall not apply in any case where an animal is moved to a market, show or exhibition from a herd where the animal has reacted negatively to a pre-movement test carried out in that herd on a sample taken at any time during the 30 days prior to the date of the movement and during that period the animal has not formed part of any other herd.

    (5) A sample for the purposes of a pre-movement test shall be arranged by the keeper at his own expense and shall be taken by a person approved, for this purpose, by the Department.

(a) require the keeper to -


(i) detain the animal on a specified area of the holding and isolate it from other animals;

(ii) have a sample from the animal, and if required any other animal on the holding, subjected to an official test, at his own expense and within such time limit as shall be specified in the notice;



(b) prohibit the movement of any animal to or from the holding except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued by the Department.

(a) not move or cause or permit to be moved such animal from the premises specified in the notice, except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued by the Department;

(b) maintain, at his own expense, such animal until it is removed for slaughter by or on behalf of the Department;

(c) provide facilities that in the opinion of the Department are adequate to ensure the safety of any person involved in determining the market value of the animal or arranging its removal for slaughter;

(d) collect, pen, restrain or otherwise secure and present the animal, in such manner and at such time as the Department shall require, for the purpose of determining its market value or arranging its removal for slaughter; and

(e) make clean water available for the cleansing and disinfection of clothing and equipment used by any person in connection with the determination of the market value of the animal.

(a) that animal or any other animal or carcase which is or has been on his holding;

(b) any other animal or carcase with which any animal or carcase mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), has or may have been in contact;

(c) the location and movement of any animal or carcase which is or has been in his possession or charge; and

(d) the location of all or any part of his holding.

"animals" means commercial grade cows and in-calf heifers both of which are intended for use for the production of milk;

"average price" means a price calculated by the Department in accordance with paragraph 4;

"4 week period" means a period of 4 weeks ending on a Saturday which is 7 days or more before the last day of the month in which that Saturday falls;

"month" means the month in which a notice in respect of an animal was issued in accordance with Article 15(2);

"return" means a document furnished to the Department by a person operating a market for the sale of animals which shows for a week ending on a Saturday the number of animals sold at that market and the total sale price for such animals in that week at that market.

     2. A return shall be furnished to the Department within 7 days from the end of the week to which that return relates, by any person operating a market in animals at any of the following places, that is to say -

Ballyclare

Ballymoney

Markethill

Omagh

Saintfield.

     3. The Department shall, in accordance with paragraph 4, calculate an average price from the information contained in the returns forwarded to it in accordance with paragraph 2, as it considers relevant.

     4.  - (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the average price shall be such amount as may be obtained by dividing the total amount of the prices shown in returns, furnished under paragraph 2, for a 4 week period as having been paid for animals by the total number of the animals stated in those returns to have been sold.

    (2) Before the Department proceeds to make a calculation of an average price it shall have obtained returns for sales of not less than 100 animals during a 4 week period.

    (3) Where in any 4 week period the requirements of sub-paragraph (2) are not met, the average price for that 4 week period shall be the same amount as the most recent average price calculated in accordance with sub-paragraphs (1) and (2).

     5. In any month the figure for a non-pedigree reactor shall be 125% of the average price for the most recently preceding 4 week period rounded down to the nearest multiple of £4.

     6. In any month the figure for a pedigree reactor shall be the figure for a non-pedigree reactor plus £300.

     7. The Department shall take such steps as it considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing to the notice of persons concerned the figures for non-pedigree reactors and pedigree reactors referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6 respectively.