Statutory Instruments made by the National Assembly for Wales

"animals" ("anifeiliaid") means cattle (excluding bison and yak), deer, goats, sheep and pigs;

"animal area" ("ardal anifeiliaid") has the meaning given in article 5(2)(c);

"animal gathering" ("crynhoad anifeiliaid") means an occasion at which animals are brought together for one or more of the following purposes  - 

(a) a sale, show or exhibition;

(b) onward consignment within Great Britain;

(c) inspection to confirm the animals possess specific breed characteristics;

(a) ensure that animals are unloaded and re-loaded in the animal area, and

(b) ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that animals do not leave the animal area except on a vehicle.

    (4) In the case of an animal gathering to which articles 8 to 9 apply, the licensee shall ensure that  - 

(a) no animal is brought on to the premises before the start of the animal gathering; and

(b) every animal is removed from the premises by the end of the animal gathering.

Duties on persons attending the animal gathering
     2.  - (1) No person shall enter licensed premises wearing outer clothing visibly contaminated with animal excreta or other animal contamination.

    (2) If a person in the animal area is wearing outer clothing visibly contaminated with animal excreta or other animal contamination, on leaving the animal area that person shall immediately clean his or her clothing of gross contamination (unless the clothing is to be disposed of) and either  - 

(a) disinfect it;

(b) change into clean clothing;

(c) dispose of it; or

(d) leave the licensed premises.

    (3) If a person outside the animal area is wearing outer clothing visibly contaminated with animal excreta or other animal contamination, an inspector may serve on that person a notice giving that person the option of immediately  - 

(a) cleaning his outer clothing,

(b) changing into clean clothing,

(c) disposing of disposable clothing, or

(d) leaving the licensed premises.

Footwear in the animal area
     3. Any person leaving the animal area must cleanse and disinfect his or her footwear in the footbath provided.

Vehicles
     4.  - (1) No person shall bring on to or take from the licensed premises any vehicle or equipment carried with that vehicle that is visibly contaminated with animal excreta or other animal contamination.

    (2) This paragraph shall not apply to any vehicle or equipment coming on to the licensed premises  - 

(a) visibly contaminated with excreta or other animal contamination from animals being carried on the vehicle at the time it is brought on to the licensed premises;

(b) solely for cleansing and disinfection, if taken immediately to the cleansing and disinfection facilities immediately upon arrival.

    (3) This paragraph shall not apply to any vehicle leaving the licensed premises  - 

(a) visibly contaminated with excreta or other contamination from animals which have been unloaded from the vehicle on the licensed premises;

(b) visibly contaminated with excreta or other contamination from animals which were loaded on to the vehicle on the licensed premises.

• it provides that the licensee may change the starting time of the 48 hour period of a sale on paved premises, provided that the licensee notifies both the National Assembly for Wales and the local authority and publicises the change (article 9);

• it provides that dedicated slaughter sales and dedicated slaughter collections can only take place on paved premises and cannot be held on premises where any other type of sale, onward consignment or show or exhibition is taking place (article 10);

• it provides a further exception to the prohibition that no vehicle contaminated with animal excreta may be brought on to or taken from the licensed premises (paragraph 4 of the Schedule).

As before, it requires a licence for animal gatherings (article 5). It specifies that an animal gathering can only take place 27 days after the last animal left those premises and equipment on the premises has been cleaned of visible contamination (article 6). If the gathering takes place in paved premises article 11 makes provision for the cleansing and disinfection of those premises and enables a gathering to take place inside the normal time limits. It imposes a 48 hour time limit on gatherings for the purpose of sales held on paved premises (article 8) and onward consignments held on any premises. It imposes duties on persons attending an animal gathering (article 11 and the Schedule). It imposes restrictions following an animal gathering (article 12).

It is enforced by the local authority (article 13).

Breach of the Order is an offence under section 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981, punishable in accordance with section 75 of that Act.

A regulatory appraisal has been prepared in respect of this Order and is available for inspection at the offices of the Department of Environment, Planning and Countryside, Crown Buildings, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.