Scottish Statutory Instrument SI 2012/199 United Kingdom

The Bluetongue (Scotland) Order 2012

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated 2 of 14 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 12 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person9 Occupier3 Farmer or Animal Keeper1 Director or Officer1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Occupier — also bound by 246 other Acts
Highways Act 1980 23 duties
Farmer or Animal Keeper — also bound by 86 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 482 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.art004 Declarations of zones and areas Regulated
  • Comply with conditions in declared bluetongue zones or areasAny Person
s.art005 Licences Regulated
  • Carry, produce and keep bluetongue movement licences and consignment notesAny Person
s.art010 Reporting requirement under bluetongue surveillance programmes Regulated
  • Fail to report suspected bluetongue promptlyAny Person
s.art011 Notifications and initial requirements where bluetongue is suspected Regulated
  • Notify vet inspector if you suspect bluetongue and keep animals in placeFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.art012 Suspect and contact premises Regulated
  • Comply with bluetongue suspect case notice and keep animal recordsOccupier
s.art015 Control zones Regulated
  • Do not move animals into, out of, or within a bluetongue control zoneAny Person
s.art016 Restricted, protection and surveillance zones Regulated
  • Do not move animals, embryos, ova or semen out of bluetongue zones without a licenceAny Person
s.art019 Movement of animals from a restricted zone Regulated
  • Notify Scottish Ministers of arrival of restricted-zone animalOccupier
s.art020 Movement of vaccinated animals Regulated
  • Ensure vaccinated animals moved from restricted zones carry a veterinary certificateOccupier
s.art022 Exports Regulated
  • Don't export animals or germplasm unless Commission Regulation-compliantAny Person
s.art023 General prohibitions Regulated
  • Do not vaccinate animals against bluetongue unless permittedAny Person
s.art030 Damage Regulated
  • Leave bluetongue midge traps and official marks undisturbedAny Person
s.art031 Provision of assistance Regulated
  • Assist inspectors without delay and do not give false informationAny Person
s.art032 Offences by bodies corporate Regulated
  • Consent to or neglect a corporate bluetongue offenceDirector or Officer
20 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.art001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.art002 Interpretation
s.art003 Notices and other instruments
s.art006 Licences granted outside Scotland
s.art007 Extension of definition of “disease”
s.art008 Disapplication
s.art009 Competent authority
s.art013 Temporary control zones
s.art014 Notices on infection with bluetongue
s.art017 Premises straddling zones
s.art018 Slaughterhouses
s.art021 Slaughter of animals
s.art024 Voluntary vaccination
s.art025 Compulsory vaccination
s.art026 Powers of inspection
s.art027 Powers of entry
s.art028 Costs of compliance
s.art029 Powers of inspectors in case of default
s.art033 Enforcement
s.art034 Consequential provisions

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