- Enforced by
- APHA
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 2 of 13 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 11 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Any Person6
Farmer or Animal Keeper3
Operator1
Plus 3 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
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
184 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
104 duties
Communications Act 2003
92 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988
92 duties
Farmer or Animal Keeper — also bound by 80 other Acts
Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations)
203 duties
Space Industry Regulations 2021
76 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.
Part 1
General
0 of 6 sections shown6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.approval of veterinary surgeons
Approval of veterinary surgeons
s.art002
Interpretation
Part 2
Testing and Movement
11 of 23 sections shown
s.008
Notification of disease in bovine animals (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Report and isolate bovine animals suspected of having TuberculosisAny Person
s.009
Notification of disease in carcases (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Notify authorities and isolate carcases suspected of tuberculosisAny Person
s.012
Tuberculosis testing (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Comply with tuberculosis (TB) testing and restriction requirementsFarmer or Animal Keeper
Unlimited fine
s.015
Prohibitions (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Obtain consent for TB vaccination, testing, and sampling of cattleAny Person
Unlimited fine
s.017
Notification of intended slaughter of animals (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Keep and isolate cattle scheduled for TB slaughterFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.021
Marking of bovine animals (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Mark bovine animals as directed by an inspectorFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.022
Isolation of M. bovis in a laboratory (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Notify Welsh Ministers if M. bovis is identified in a laboratoryAny Person
s.023
General provisions as to notices, licences and approvals (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Comply with conditions in TB notices, licences, or approvalsAny Person
s.024
Production of licences (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Produce cattle movement licences and personal details upon requestAny Person
s.025
Enforcement (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities and Welsh Ministers must enforce tuberculosis controlsLocal authority
s.art014
... Approved finishing units
Regulated
- Operate and manage an approved finishing unit for restricted cattleOperator
12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.biosecurity requirements notice
Biosecurity requirements notice
s.post-movement testing
Post-movement testing
Part 3
Compensation
1 of 1 section shown
s.026
Compensation for bovine animals slaughtered for tuberculosis (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must pay compensation for slaughtered TB-infected cattleCrown / Minister / Government department
Schedules
Schedules
0 of 17 shown17 other schedules
s.sch002
Movement to slaughter
s.sch002
Movement to slaughter markets
s.sch002
Movement to markets
s.sch002
Movement to collection centres
s.sch002
Movement to exempt finishing units
s.sch002
Movement to approved finishing units
s.sch002
Movement to agricultural shows
s.sch002
Movement within or from the low TB area
s.sch003
Movement to slaughter
s.sch003
Movement to slaughter markets
s.sch003
Movement to exempt finishing units
s.sch003
Movement to approved finishing units
s.sch003
Movement to licensed finishing units
s.sch003
Movement to agricultural shows
s.sch003
The movement of a bovine animal to an agricultural show...
s.sch003
Movement from the low-risk area in England to the low TB area
s.002
Market value (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must arrange valuation of slaughtered TB cattleCrown / Minister / Government department
1 other provision
s.calculation of the value of a bovine animal slaugh
Calculation of the value of a bovine animal slaughtered for tuberculosis
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.