UK Statutory Instrument
2014
United Kingdom
The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014
At a glance
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What's here
47 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 39
- Occupier 7
- Operator 1
Other Acts binding the same actors
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Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
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
Operators also bound by 730 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 2012 138 duties
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) 2018 121 duties
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 2012 112 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 75 duties
- Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) 2016 66 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.
Part 1 — Introduction
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Interpretation
Further interpretation provision: England
Occupier and changes of occupier
Exemptions
Part 2 — Notification and investigation of suspicion of disease
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Notification requirements
Initial measures following notification
Measures on suspicion of disease
Measures at contact premises
Temporary control zone
Part 3 — Infected premises
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Designating premises as infected premises when the presence of disease is confirmed
Designating premises in England as infected premises where the presence of disease is confirmed
Killing pigs on infected premises
Conservation and related measures
Disposal of carcases and preliminary cleansing and disinfection
Notice requiring secondary cleansing and disinfection
Use of approved disinfectants
Use of approved disinfectants: alternative arrangements in England
Special measures to prevent the spread of African swine fever virus by vectors
Revocation of a regulation 10 notice
Revocation of a regulation 10A notice
Restocking and testing with sentinel pigs on infected or contact premises
Part 4 — Suspicion and confirmation of disease at a slaughterhouse
Measures on suspicion and confirmation of disease at a slaughterhouse
- Comply with disease control measures at your slaughterhouse when APHA suspects or confirms swine disease Operator
Part 5 — Suspicion and confirmation of disease in feral pigs
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Measures on suspicion of disease in feral pigs
Removal of feral pig investigation zones in England
Measures on confirmation of disease in feral pigs
Removal of feral pig control zones in England
Emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever
Emergency vaccination of feral pigs in England against classical swine fever and African swine fever
Part 6 — Area controls following confirmation of disease in domestic pigs
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Protection and surveillance zones
Declarations of zones
Additional measures etc. applicable in England
Removal of protection and surveillance zones
Removal of protection zones and surveillance zones in England
Premises straddling a protection or a surveillance zone
Publicity of declared zones
Part 6A — Area controls in England following confirmation of African swine fever in pigs in Great Britain
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Restricted Zones
Determination of size of Restricted Zones
Removal of Restricted Zones
Part 6B — Area controls following confirmation of swine vesicular disease in pigs in England
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Area controls following confirmation of swine vesicular disease in pigs in England
Part 6C — Inspections and related requirements in controlled zones
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Inspections and related requirements in controlled zones
Part 6D — Tracing of pigs and pig products from areas subsequently declared to be controlled zones
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Meaning of “controlled zone tracing period”
Tracing of pigs kept on premises during an unregulated period of infection and related pig products
Tracing of pigs kept on premises during a controlled zone tracing period and related pig products
Disposal of pig products that have been traced in England
Part 6E — General restrictions on movement of pigs and pig products in England
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General restriction on movement of feral pigs in England
General restriction on the movement of domestic pigs and pig products in England to prevent the spread of African swine fever
Part 7 — Vaccination
Declaration of an emergency vaccination zone following confirmation of classical swine fever
- Do not move pigs in an emergency vaccination zone without a licence Any Person
Compulsory vaccination and controls for pigs vaccinated against swine vesicular disease
- Vaccinate pigs against swine vesicular disease (if in an emergency vaccination zone) Any Person
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Prohibition on vaccination except in certain cases
Pigs vaccinated against classical swine fever
Part 7A — Designation of premises etc. in England
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Designation of premises and approved animal by-products plants in England
Part 7B — Cleansing and disinfection of premises etc. in England
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Cleansing and disinfection of premises etc. in England
Part 8 — Inspection, enforcement and miscellaneous provisions
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Notices
Licences
Powers of inspectors
Notices following a contravention of movement controls
Powers of inspectors in case of default
Compensation for pigs killed and things seized
Obstruction
Offences and penalties
Offences by bodies corporate, partnerships and unincorporated associations
Disapplication of measures in England to those executing these Regulations
Enforcement
Exceptional circumstances
Miscellaneous revocations, disapplication and consequential amendments
Review of the Regulations in England
Schedules
Records
- Keep records of pig numbers and update during disease restrictions Occupier
Confinement or isolation of pigs
- Confine or isolate pigs as directed by a veterinary inspector Occupier
Restriction on movement of pigs
- Do not move pigs or carcasses without a veterinary inspector's licence Any Person
Restriction on removal of any equipment, animal or thing liable to transmit disease
- Do not remove anything from premises without a licence if disease may spread Any Person
Restrictions on spreading pig manure and slurry
- Do not spread pig manure or slurry without a licence Any Person
Restriction of movement of pig products from premises that are later designated as infected premises under regulation 10A
- Do not move pig products from premises that later become infected premises Any Person
Requirements on occupier of premises containing domestic pigs
- Implement biosecurity controls after swine fever confirmation Occupier
Movement of genetic material
- Do not move pig genetic material during disease outbreak without a licence Any Person
Killing of feral pigs
- Do not kill feral pigs without a licence from a veterinary inspector Any Person
Feeding of feral pigs
- Do not feed feral pigs without a licence from a veterinary inspector Any Person
Movement of pigs in a protection zone
- Do not move pigs in a protection zone without a licence or other exemption Any Person
Movement of pigs in a surveillance zone
- Do not move pigs through a surveillance zone without a licence Any Person
Movement of other animals and persons from premises on which pigs are kept
- Get a licence before moving other animals on or off pig premises in surveillance zone Any Person
Restriction on removal of any thing liable to transmit disease
- Do not move disease-spreading items off pig premises without a licence within a surveillance zone Any Person
Restrictions on the transporting and spreading of pig manure or slurry
- Do not transport pig manure or slurry off premises in a surveillance zone without a licence Any Person
A person must not spread manure or slurry, which contains...
- Do not spread pig manure or slurry without a licence Any Person
Movement of other animals and persons from premises on which pigs are kept
- Get a licence before moving disease-carrying animals from pig premises Any Person
Restriction on removal of any thing liable to transmit disease
- Do not move disease-spreading items off pig premises in a protection zone without a licence Any Person
Restrictions on the transporting and spreading of pig manure or slurry
- Do not transport pig manure or slurry off premises in a protection zone without a licence Any Person
A person must not spread manure or slurry, which contains...
- Do not spread pig manure or slurry without a licence Any Person
Movement of pigs through a protection zone or a surveillance zone
- Do not move pigs through a protection or surveillance zone unless conditions are met Any Person
Movement of germinal products collected from pigs kept on premises in relevant controlled zones
- You must not move germinal products from pigs in controlled zones without a licence Any Person
Movement of germinal products collected from pigs kept on premises outside protection zones and surveillance zones
- Do not move germinal products into protection or surveillance zones without a licence Any Person
Movement of fresh meat and meat products obtained from pigs kept in certain controlled zones
- Do not move fresh pork from controlled zones without a licence Any Person
Movement of animal by-products obtained from pigs kept on premises in certain controlled zones
- Do not move pig by-products from controlled zones without a licence Any Person
Spreading of manure obtained from pigs or slurry containing material of swine origin
- Do not spread pig manure or slurry from controlled zones without a licence Any Person
Movement of a non-susceptible animal from premises in a controlled zone
- Do not move non-susceptible animals from premises in a controlled zone without a licence Any Person
Prohibition of pig gatherings in controlled zones
- Do not hold pig gatherings in a controlled zone Any Person
Control of feral pig hunting in controlled zones and of sale of products obtained from feral pigs
- Do not hunt feral pigs in a controlled zone without a licence; do not sell products from them without testing and veterinary … Any Person
Requirements on premises to which pigs kept on premises in a surveillance zone, a restricted zone 2 or a restricted zone 3 are moved
- Keep moved pigs separate and respect zone restrictions on your premises Occupier
Requirements on premises of destination to which pigs are moved for the purpose of health or welfare
- Keep moved pigs on premises for 15 days after arrival Occupier
Prohibition on use in raw pet food of pig products obtained from pigs kept on premises in relevant controlled zones
- Do not use pig products from controlled zones in raw pet food Any Person
Restriction on breeding pigs by itinerant service within a controlled zone
- Do not breed pigs by itinerant service in a controlled zone without a licence Any Person
Restriction on breeding pigs by artificial insemination within a controlled zone
- Do not breed pigs by AI in a controlled zone without a licence Any Person
Slaughter of pigs kept on premises in a controlled zone for private consumption
- Do not slaughter pigs in a controlled zone for private consumption unless at a designated slaughterhouse Any Person
Movement of meat and meat products obtained from pigs kept on premises in an area which is subsequently declared to be a relevant controlled zone
- Do not move restricted meat without a licence Any Person
Movement of feral pig carcases and meat and other products obtained from feral pigs within or out of a controlled zone
- Do not move feral pig carcasses or products in a controlled zone without a licence Any Person
Released, escaped and straying pigs in controlled zones
- Prevent release, escape, and contact with stray pigs in controlled zones Occupier
General restriction on movement of pigs within, into or out of controlled zones
- Do not move pigs in controlled zones without authorisation Any Person
Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles in a protection zone
- Cleanse and disinfect vehicles before leaving protection zone premises, with inspection for pig transport Any Person
Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles in a surveillance zone
- Cleanse and disinfect vehicles before leaving premises in surveillance zone Any Person
Secondary cleansing and disinfection requirements
- Carry out secondary cleansing and disinfection of pig premises Any Person
Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles used to transport any thing under a licence
- Cleanse and disinfect vehicles used to transport pigs or pig products under a licence Occupier
Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles used to transport pigs
- Cleanse and disinfect vehicles transporting pigs and obtain licence before moving out of zones Any Person
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Cleansing, disinfection and other biosecurity measures
Restriction on movement of vehicles and persons
Exceptions
Requirement to report a carcase of a feral pig found on premises
Following confirmation of swine vesicular disease in a feral pig,...
A veterinary inspector may license the movement of a pig...
Movement of pigs off premises in a surveillance zone for swine vesicular disease
Movement of pigs off premises in a surveillance zone for African swine fever and classical swine fever
A licence may only be granted under paragraph 13 where—...
Reporting of dead or diseased pigs
A veterinary inspector may license the movement of a pig...
Movement of pigs off premises in a protection zone
A licence may only be granted under paragraph 3 where—...
Reporting of dead or diseased pigs
Record of pigs, pig products and related items kept in a controlled zone
Movement of pigs to a designated slaughterhouse
Marking and treatment of meat obtained from pigs kept on premises in a protection zone, a surveillance zone or a restricted zone 3
Movement of pigs from premises in a restricted zone 1 to a slaughterhouse
Movement of pigs from premises outside a controlled zone
Movement of pigs to an approved animal by-products plant
Movement of pigs for the purpose of health or welfare
Movement of pigs for the purpose of health or welfare in exceptional circumstances
Movement of pigs to and from a veterinary surgery
Movement within a controlled zone to return stray pigs
Record of visitors to premises in a controlled zone
Licensing of movement of germinal products collected from pigs kept on premises in controlled zones
Movement of germinal products to an approved animal by-products plant
Exemption to general restriction on movement of germinal products
Movement of fresh meat and meat products obtained from pigs to an approved animal by-products plant
Movement of samples obtained from pigs etc. kept in relevant controlled zones
Exceptions to paragraph 2
Movement within controlled zones of things liable to transmit disease
Control of movement of pig transport vehicles
How records are to be kept
Exemptions from paragraph 41
Licensing of movements of fresh meat and meat products otherwise prohibited under paragraph 41
Movement of germinal products and animal by-products obtained from pigs kept on premises in an area which is subsequently declared to be a controlled zone
Reporting of location of feral pig carcases in controlled zones
General exemptions to movement restrictions
Biosecurity measures
Transportation of pigs in England under a licence
Requirements for vehicles used for transportation of pigs and pig products etc. under a licence or in accordance with paragraph 18 of this Schedule
Cleansing of vehicles which have moved a pig to premises outside of a protection or surveillance zone
General cleansing and disinfection requirements
Preliminary cleansing and disinfection requirements
Cleansing and disinfection requirements for specified premises
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Animal and Plant Health Agency
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