- Enforced by
- APHA
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 7 of 138 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 131 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 37 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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 2340 other Acts
Occupier — also bound by 235 other Acts
Landlord — also bound by 224 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
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.
Introduction
0 of 5 sections shown5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Preventive measures
0 of 2 sections shown2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Measures on suspicion of avian influenza
8 of 10 sections shown- Report suspected avian influenza and follow biosecurity measuresAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Veterinary inspectors may grant exemptions from bird flu restrictionsStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must ensure veterinary inquiries at suspect premisesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must impose restrictions on suspect bird flu premisesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- APHA officials must coordinate vehicle cleaning and disinfection measuresStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must restrict movements during bird flu outbreaksCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must specify scope of restrictions at suspect premisesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must declare temporary control zone measuresCrown / Minister / Government department
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Measures on confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza at premises other than regulated places
12 of 20 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must issue notice of measures for highly pathogenic avian fluCrown / Minister / Government department
Unlimited fine
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must ensure infected birds are killed without delayCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- APHA must test birds on special category premises before licensing movementStatutory regulator
- Comply with meat and egg disposal or movement restrictionsOccupier
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must ensure ongoing veterinary inquiries at infected sitesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- APHA must identify and notify contact premises during bird flu outbreaksStatutory regulator
- Comply with restrictions if your premises are identified as contact premisesOccupier
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must declare zones and set sizes to control avian influenzaCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must identify and inspect birds in protection zonesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must identify commercial poultry premises and set zone rulesCrown / Minister / Government department
Unlimited fine
- Obtain a licence before exporting birds or materials from restricted areasAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must declare and apply bird flu restricted zone measuresCrown / Minister / Government department
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Measures on suspicion or confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza in regulated places and vehicles
8 of 9 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify slaughterhouses and initiate inquiriesCrown / Minister / Government department
Unlimited fine
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- APHA must investigate suspected bird flu in vehiclesStatutory regulator
- Slaughter all poultry if avian influenza is suspected or confirmedOccupier
- Separate and dispose of meat and by-products during bird flu outbreaksOccupier
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must manage avian influenza risks at border postsCrown / Minister / Government department
- Clean and disinfect premises, vehicles, and equipment during bird flu outbreaksLandlord
- Wait for inspection and 24 hours before restocking birdsAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must impose restrictions on suspect linked premisesCrown / Minister / Government department
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Measures on confirmation of low pathogenic avian influenza
9 of 13 sections shown- Slaughter poultry from infected premises as soon as possibleOccupier
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must conduct veterinary surveillance of poultryCrown / Minister / Government department
- Secure poultry and restrict movements on special category premisesOccupier
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must monitor birds on infected special category premisesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must trace and monitor high-risk eggs and poultryCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must identify and notify contact premisesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must impose virus control measures on contact premisesCrown / Minister / Government department
Unlimited fine
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must identify and test commercial poultry premisesCrown / Minister / Government department
Unlimited fine
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ministers must maintain bird flu restricted zones until risk is negligibleCrown / Minister / Government department
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Measures to reduce the risk of the spread of influenza viruses of avian origin to other species
6 of 6 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Veterinary inspector must impose biosecurity measures on suspected premisesStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must oversee mammals on bird flu infected premisesCrown / Minister / Government department
- Obtain a licence and clearance before moving mammals off-siteAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Chief Veterinary Officer may impose additional avian flu control measuresCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Veterinary inspector must impose restrictions on mammals at infected premisesStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- APHA must identify and restrict contact premises keeping mammalsStatutory regulator
General measures on suspicion or confirmation of avian influenza
12 of 18 sections shown- Separate, slaughter, and process poultry from protection zones safelyOccupier
- Restrict movement and record health of poultry moved from controlled zonesOccupier
- Manage biosecurity and hygiene when receiving eggs from suspect premisesOccupier
- Obtain a license before restocking birds on restricted premisesAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must ensure surveillance of restocked poultry premisesCrown / Minister / Government department
- Keep daily health and production records for restocked poultryOccupier
- Assist inspectors and allow entry for avian influenza licensingOccupier
- Do not provide false or misleading information to the APHAAny Person
- Keep records of poultry and captive bird movementsAny Person
- Maintain and tend livestock when taking over restricted premisesAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify you before killing birds or mammalsCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must signpost avian influenza controlled zonesLocal authority
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Inspection, enforcement, offences, amendments and revocations
2 of 7 sections shown- Assist veterinary investigations and preserve identification marksOccupier
- Be held liable for corporate offence with officer consent or neglectDirector or Officer
Unlimited fine
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
81 of 125 shown- Comply with biosecurity and movement rules in an Avian Influenza Protection ZoneOccupier
Unlimited fine
- Comply with biosecurity and movement rules for low pathogenic avian influenzaOccupier
- Comply with biosecurity and movement measures on infected premisesOccupier
- Keep daily records of poultry, captive birds and mammalsOccupier
- House or isolate poultry and captive birds to prevent avian influenza spreadOccupier
- Do not move poultry or captive birds without a licenceAny Person
- Do not remove bird-related items without a veterinary licenceAny Person
- Do not move people, animals, vehicles or equipment from restricted premises without a licenceAny Person
- Do not move eggs from premises without a veterinary licenceAny Person
- Seal egg consignments and disinfect vehicles before transportAny Person
- Do not tamper with sealed egg consignmentsAny Person
- Provide and maintain disinfection facilities at entrances and exits of poultry premisesOccupier
- Take action to reduce avian influenza spread to wild birds if APHA veterinary inspector requires itOccupier
- Dispose of bird carcasses and eggs as instructed by the veterinary inspectorOccupier
- Assist veterinary inspectors in tracing avian influenza risk itemsOccupier
- Do not restock poultry premises without APHA authorisationOccupier
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must send primary outbreak samples for genetic subtypingCrown / Minister / Government department
- Carry out cleansing and disinfection properly and keep recordsAny Person
- Clean and disinfect during and after killing poultry or kept mammalsAny Person
- Take precautions when cleansing or disinfecting against avian influenzaAny Person
- Disinfect premises and dispose of carcasses after avian influenza killingOccupier
- Do not remove or spread poultry waste without a licenceAny Person
- Do not allow gatherings of poultry or captive birds at fairs, markets, shows or exhibitions in the zoneAny Person
- Do not release game birdsAny Person
- Restrict poultry movement unless licensed or exemptedAny Person
- Meet pre-movement conditions for poultry going to a designated slaughterhouseAny Person
- Do not move poultry meat from a designated slaughterhouse without meeting article 63(2) requirementsAny Person
- Keep non-zone poultry separate from zone poultry at the slaughterhouseAny Person
- Comply with movement restrictions and biosecurity for day‑old chicks, and observe 21‑day standstillOccupier
- Do not move day-old chicks from outside-zone eggs unless hatchery prevents contact with zone stockAny Person
- Get veterinary inspection and sealed transport before moving ready-to-lay poultry from a zoneOccupier
- Comply with conditions before moving hatching eggs from a restricted zoneAny Person
- Comply with packaging and biosecurity rules when moving eggs to a packing centreAny Person
- Meet avian influenza control measures at slaughterhousesOccupier
- Do not enter places under restriction notice without authorisationAny Person
- House poultry or isolate birds when directed by a veterinary inspectorOccupier
- Get a licence before moving poultry, birds or mammals in a disease zoneAny Person
- Dispose of bird carcases following vet’s instructionsOccupier
- Do not release game birdsAny Person
- Comply with movement restrictions and biosecurity for poultry and eggsOccupier
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Inspector must not grant movement licence unless biosecurity measures in placeStatutory regulator
- Do not move poultry or eggs out of the zone without a licenceAny Person
- Comply with veterinary biosecurity measures for day-old chicks from affected zonesAny Person
- Do not move day-old chicks from outside zones unless hatchery prevents contactAny Person
- Keep movement records and report serious poultry health problems in a disease zoneOccupier
- Disinfect hatching eggs and their packaging before moving from the zoneAny Person
- Pack eggs for packing centre in approved packaging and follow biosecurity measuresAny Person
- Do not move poultry, other captive birds, or mammals without a licenseAny Person
- Do not remove or spread poultry litter, manure or slurry without a licenceAny Person
- Do not remove poultry carcasses from zone premises without a licenceAny Person
- Do not gather poultry or captive birds at fairs, markets, shows or exhibitions in the zoneAny Person
- Keep and update daily a record of poultry, captive birds and mammalsOccupier
- Give all reasonable assistance to veterinary inspectors in tracing avian influenza virus spreadOccupier
- Treat contaminated manure, slurry and bedding as required by article 66Occupier
- Treat or dispose of contaminated material as instructedOccupier
- Do not move eggs from premises without a veterinary licenceAny Person
- House or isolate poultry and captive birds to prevent avian influenzaOccupier
- You must not move poultry or captive birds without a veterinary inspector's licenceAny Person
- You must meet three conditions before moving poultry to a slaughterhouseAny Person
- Do not tamper with or remove seal on poultry transport vehiclesAny Person
- Do not move people, animals, vehicles or equipment to/from premises without a licenseAny Person
- Dispose of carcasses as soon as possible following veterinary instructionsOccupier
- Dispose of eggs in accordance with veterinary inspector's instructionsOccupier
- Do not move poultry, captive birds or mammals without a licence in a control zoneAny Person
- Obtain licence before removing or spreading poultry litter, manure or slurry in a zoneAny Person
- Do not permit gatherings of poultry or captive birds without a veterinary licenseAny Person
- Do not release game birdsAny Person
- Obtain a licence before moving poultry, captive birds or eggs into or within a disease control zoneAny Person
- Do not move poultry or eggs out of a zone without a licence and permitted purposeAny Person
- Dispose of carcasses as directed by a veterinary inspectorOccupier
- Prevent contact between wild game bird products from restricted zonesAny Person
- Isolate mammals from poultry and minimise wild contactOccupier
- Do not move kept mammals to or from suspect, infected or contact premises without a licenceAny Person
- Do not remove disease-spreading materials without a licence and biosecurity measuresAny Person
- Provide and maintain disinfection facilities at entrances and exitsOccupier
- Give APHA all reasonable assistance during killing and seizure operationsOccupier
- Follow veterinary inspector directions to stop avian flu spreadOccupier
- Dispose of animal carcasses as directed by a veterinary inspectorOccupier
- Help veterinary inspectors trace possible virus spreadOccupier
- Cleanse and disinfect your premises if they become infected premisesOccupier
- Do not restock poultry or captive birds until cleansing and licence obtainedOccupier
44 other schedules
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Becoming a livestock keeper: complete compliance guide
Comprehensive guide to livestock keeping compliance - from getting a CPH number to meeting welfare requirements. Covers cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats.
Farmer compliance checklist
A comprehensive compliance checklist for UK farmers covering livestock, environmental, animal welfare, health and safety, financial, and scheme obligations. Includes frequency of …
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