Requirements at a slaughterhouse
- Ensure compliance with regulation 63 in your slaughterhouse Occupier
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2007
United Kingdom
The Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
At a glance
What's here
4 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Occupier 3
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Occupiers also bound by 259 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 2021 39 duties
- Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 2006 34 duties
- The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 1995 34 duties
- Highways Act 1980 1980 23 duties
- Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 2015 18 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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Record of poultry, other captive birds and mammals
Housing or isolation of poultry and other captive birds
Prohibition on the movement of poultry and other captive birds to or from the premises
Prohibition on the removal of other things liable to transmit avian influenza
Prohibition on the movement of people, animals and vehicles to or from the premises
Restrictions on the movement of eggs
Conditions for the movement of eggs
Prohibition on tampering with sealed consignments of eggs
Disinfection at entrances and exits
Killing and seizure
Measures to minimise the risk of spread of avian influenza to wild birds
Disposal of carcases and eggs
Tracing
Cleansing and disinfection
Restocking
A person carrying out a cleansing or disinfecting procedure must...
A person who makes such a record must keep it...
Record of visitors
Biosecurity measures
Litter, poultry manure and slurry
Gatherings of poultry
Release of game
Restrictions on the movement of poultry, eggs, poultry meat and carcases
Transport by road and rail
Movements which may be licenced by the Department
Requirements for the movement of poultry from premises in the zone to a designated slaughterhouse
Requirements for the movement of poultry meat from poultry sent to a designated slaughterhouse from premises within the zone
Requirements for the movement of poultry to a designated slaughterhouse within the zone from premises outside the zone
Record of poultry
Requirements for the movement of day-old chicks hatched from eggs produced in the zone or from eggs which had contact with such eggs
Requirements for the movement of day-old chicks hatched from eggs originating outside the zone
Requirements for the movement of ready-to-lay poultry
Requirements for the movement of hatching eggs from the zone to a designated hatchery or to designated premises for use for scientific, diagnostic or pharmaceutical purposes
Requirements for the movement of eggs to an egg packing centre
Requirements for poultry meat from the zone
Requirements for poultry meat from outside the zone
Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles carrying any thing which may be contaminated
Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles
Record of poultry and egg movements
Access to prohibited places
Poultry movements to be recorded
Scope of record keeping duties
Isolation of poultry and other captive birds
Measures where birds not housed
Restrictions on the movement of poultry, other captive birds and mammals onto or off premises
Disposal of carcases
Record of visitors
Release of game
Restrictions on the movement of poultry and eggs within the zone
Wholesale and retail distribution of eggs within the zone
Biosecurity measures
Movement of poultry to a designated slaughterhouse
Restrictions on the movement of poultry and eggs out of the zone
Wholesale and retail distribution of table eggs
Requirements for the movement of poultry from premises in the zone to a designated slaughterhouse
Requirements for the movement of day-old chicks hatched from eggs produced within the protection or surveillance zone or from eggs which have had contact with such eggs
Requirements for the movement of day-old chicks hatched from eggs originating outside the protection and surveillance zones
Record of poultry
Requirements for the movement of hatching eggs from the zone to a designated hatchery, or to designated premises for use for scientific, diagnostic or pharmaceutical purposes
Requirements for the movement of eggs to an egg packing centre
Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles carrying any thing which may be contaminated
Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles
Record of poultry movements
Poultry movements to be recorded
Scope of record keeping duties
Restrictions on the movement of poultry, other captive birds and mammals onto or off premises
Biosecurity measures
Litter, poultry manure and slurry
Gatherings of poultry
Record of poultry, other captive birds and mammals
Hatching eggs on special category premises
Tracing
Manure, slurry and bedding
Cleansing and disinfection
Other material which may be contaminated
Killing and seizure
Restriction on the movement of eggs
Disinfection at entrances and exits
Housing or isolation of poultry and other captive birds
Prohibition on movement of poultry and other captive birds to or from the premises
Movement of poultry to a designated slaughterhouse
Duty not to tamper with or remove seal on vehicles transporting poultry
Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles transporting any bird or thing which may be contaminated
Prohibition on the movement of people, animals, vehicles and equipment to or from premises
Disposal of carcases
Restrictions in relation to eggs
Restrictions on the movement of poultry, other captive birds and mammals from or to premises
Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles
Biosecurity measures
Litter, poultry manure and slurry
Gatherings of poultry
Release of game
Restrictions on the movement of poultry, other captive birds and eggs within the zone
Restrictions on the movement of poultry and eggs out of the zone
Wholesale and retail distribution of eggs
Carcases
Ending of a protection or surveillance zone
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Department of Agriculture must wait before ending disease control zones Crown / Minister / Government department
Slaughter of poultry in a slaughterhouse where disease is suspected or confirmed
- Slaughter all poultry without delay when avian flu is suspected Occupier
Poultry meat and by-products in a slaughterhouse where disease is suspected or confirmed
- Keep suspect poultry products separate and dispose of if disease confirmed Occupier
Browse 88 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
A person carrying out cleansing, disinfection and treatment (including measures...
Interpretation
A person using a disinfectant or degreasing agent must ensure...
Scope of these Regulations
A person cleansing and disinfecting must ensure that—
Declarations, licences, notices and designations
A person washing with liquids applied under pressure must avoid...
Controlled zones
A person who has cleansed and disinfected part of a...
Measures to reduce the risk of the transmission of avian influenza
Surveillance for avian influenza
Disapplication of measures to a regulated place
Notification procedures and precautions to be taken where avian influenza is suspected
Notice of restrictions where avian influenza is suspected on premises
Derogations from restrictions applicable at suspect premises
Veterinary inquiries and sampling
Measures to minimise the risk of the spread of avian influenza from suspect premises
Measures to be taken into account in respect of vehicles
Measures in a temporary movement restriction zone
Additional restrictions at suspect premises
Declaration of a temporary control zone
Disapplication of measures to a regulated place
Restrictions on confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza
Killing of birds on premises
Movement of birds off premises for killing
Measures on special category premises
Tracing of meat and eggs from infected premises
Measures when meat and eggs have been traced
Veterinary inquiry at infected premises
Identification of contact premises
Restrictions at contact premises
Declaration of a protection, surveillance and restricted zone
Size of zone
Measures in a protection zone
Measures in a surveillance zone
Restrictions on trade in things from areas where measures have been disapplied
Alternative measures where avian influenza is confirmed at a hatchery or in other captive birds on special category premises
Measures in a restricted zone
Additional measures in a protection and surveillance zone
Veterinary measures at a slaughterhouse
Veterinary inquiry where avian influenza is suspected or confirmed in a vehicle
Measures at border inspection posts
Control of vehicles
Cleansing and disinfection of a regulated place and vehicle
Reintroduction of poultry and other captive birds
Measures at other premises and for vehicles
Measures when low pathogenic avian influenza is confirmed
Killing of poultry and other captive birds
Movement of eggs from premises where low pathogenic avian influenza is confirmed
Veterinary surveillance of poultry
Measures on special category premises
Veterinary surveillance of birds
Tracing of poultry and eggs
Identification of contact premises
Restrictions at contact premises
Declaration of a low pathogenic avian influenza restricted zone
Size of zones
Measures in a low pathogenic avian influenza restricted zone
Tests on animals at premises where avian influenza is confirmed
Killing of mammals
Movements off the premises
Other measures to control the spread of virus in mammals
Restrictions relating to things moved from Great Britain
Measures relating to slaughter and to poultry meat
Poultry moved to premises outside a controlled zone other than for slaughter
Movements to egg processing plants
Cleansing, disinfection and treatment
Restocking
Surveillance at restocked commercial poultry premises
Additional measures at restocked commercial poultry premises
Measures at other restocked premises
Designation of premises to which things may be moved
Records of movements authorised by licence
Retention and production of records
Change of occupation of premises under restriction
Killing of birds and destruction of things which may be contaminated
Duty of the Department to erect signs
Disapplication of measures
Veterinary investigations
Powers of inspectors
Powers of inspectors in case of default
Duty to provide reasonable assistance
Provision of information
Duty to comply with declarations, licences, notices and designations
Enforcement, offences and proceedings
Powers to give directions
Disapplication
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