European Communities (African swine fever) Regulations 2013.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (African swine fever) Regulations 2013.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations—
(a) an authorised officer within the meaning of section 17A (inserted by the Diseases of Animals (Amendment) Act 2001 (No. 3 of 2001)) of the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (No. 6 of 1966),
(b) a member of the Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na, or
(c) an officer of Customs and Excise;
(a) a trailer or other thing which is designed or adapted to be towed by another vehicle,
(b) a detachable part of a vehicle, or
(c) a container or other structure designed or adapted to be carried by or on a vehicle;
(2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the African swine fever Directive has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Directive.
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paragraphs: A person who is aware or suspects or who should reasonably be aware or suspect that a pig (including a feral pig) is or may be affected with African swine fever shall immediately notify the Minister of the fact or suspicion by contacting the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
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paragraphs: (1) Where a pig on a premises or in a means of transport is suspected of being affected with African swine fever, an authorised officer shall, by notice in writing, declare the premises or means of transport on which the pig is situated to be a suspect premises or a suspect means of transport.
(2) A person who owns or controls a pig on a suspect premises or a suspect means of transport shall, in accordance with a direction (if any) of an authorised officer—
(a) assist the authorised officer in the examination of and the taking of samples from pigs on the premises or means of transport,
(b) co-operate with an authorised officer—
(i) in taking and maintaining a census of all categories of pigs on the suspect premises or suspect means of transport, and
(ii) in recording in respect of each category of pig, the number that are dead and suspected of being affected with African swine fever,
(c) keep and maintain records of all pigmeat, pig products, semen, embryos, ova, slurry, manure, animal feed and litter on the suspect premises, or the suspect means of transport,
(d) ensure that—
(i) a pig does not enter or leave the suspect premises, or the suspect means of transport, and
(ii) all pigs on the suspect premises are isolated in their living quarters or another suitable place,
(e) place and maintain appropriate disinfection facilities at the entrances and exits of buildings or places housing pigs and of the suspect premises itself.
(3) Without prejudice to paragraph (2), an authorised officer may give a direction—
(a) requiring that an animal (other than a pig) does not enter or leave a suspect premises or suspect means of transport,
(b) requiring that all pigs on a suspect premises or suspect means of transport are killed under the supervision of an authorised officer and in such a way as to avoid the risk of African swine fever during transport and killing,
(c) requiring that the carcasses of pigs which die or which are killed on a suspect premises or suspect means of transport are processed without undue delay under the supervision of an authorised officer,
(d) requiring that the meat of pigs slaughtered on a suspect premises during the period between the probable introduction of African swine fever and implementation of the measures provided for in these Regulations, is traced and processed or, in the case of waste, feedstuffs and substances other than semen, ova and embryos, including single use materials used for slaughter, are treated or destroyed under the supervision of an authorised officer and in such a way as to ensure destruction of the virus and to avoid any risk of it spreading,
(e) requiring semen, ova or embryos of pigs collected from a suspect premises during the period between the probable introduction of African swine fever to the premises are traced and destroyed in accordance with the instructions of an authorised officer in such a way as to ensure the destruction of the virus,