ANIMALS Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 and comes into force on 25th May 2009. Amendment to the Products of Animals Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Order 2008 2 The Products of Animals Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Order 2008 is amended as follows. 3 In article 2 (interpretation: general)– a after the definition of “disease legislation” insert– “domestic market” is the market for the sale of poultry meat in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; ; b omit the definition of “relevant date”; and c before the definition of “slaughter” insert– “seropositive pig” means a pig that is not a restricted animal but is required by the Scottish Ministers to be slaughtered in a slaughterhouse due to antibodies against swine vesicular disease virus being identified in that pig; “seropositive pigmeat” is meat derived from a seropositive pig other than– restricted meat; and meat treated in accordance with Schedule 2 at a designated treatment centre; . 4 In article 4 (restricted animal, restricted poultry and restricted meat: definitions) for paragraph (9) substitute– 9 Subject to paragraph (10), “restricted meat” is meat– a produced on or after the date that the protection zone or surveillance zone was declared, or an earlier date where the Scottish Ministers specify such a date for the purpose of disease control; and b from a restricted animal or restricted poultry from an infected area, a protection zone or a surveillance zone, and includes meat that has come into contact with such meat. 10 Where restricted meat has been treated in accordance with Schedule 2 at a treatment centre it shall cease to be regarded as restricted meat. . 5 In article 8 (meat from suspect or infected premises) after paragraph (3) insert– 4 In this article “relevant date” means the date the suspect or infected premises became subject to disease restrictions, or an earlier date where the Scottish Ministers specify such a date for disease control purposes. . 6 In article 10 (prohibition on supply and export of meat)– a in paragraph (1) at the end of sub-paragraph (b) insert– ; or export seropositive pigmeat ; b for paragraph (2) substitute– 2 The prohibition in paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to restricted meat from restricted poultry intended for supply on the domestic market. ; c omit paragraph (3). 7 In article 11 (slaughterhouses)– a in paragraph (1) after the word “animals” insert “, seropositive pigs”; b in paragraph (2) after sub-paragraph (d) insert– ; seropositive pigs are kept separately from other pigs; and seropositive pigs are slaughtered separately from other pigs. ; c after paragraph (5) insert– 6 The occupier of a slaughterhouse who has not complied with the requirements of paragraph (2)(e) or (f) must, on being given notice by a veterinary inspector, deal with those other pigs as seropositive pigs. 7 The occupier of a slaughterhouse may only receive restricted meat if it is a designated slaughterhouse. . 8 In article 13 (receipt and possession of restricted meat)– a for paragraph (1) substitute– 1 The occupier of premises may only receive restricted meat if those premises are designated. ; b after paragraph (2) insert– 3 Paragraph (1) does not apply when the restricted meat is from restricted poultry intended only for supply on the domestic market. . 9 In article 14 (marking of meat) in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) after the word “meat” in each of those paragraphs insert “or seropositive pigmeat”. 10 For article 15 (movement of restricted meat) substitute– Movement of restricted meat 15 1 No person may transport or arrange for the transport of restricted meat to premises or an establishment unless those premises are, or that establishment is, designated. 2 Paragraph (1) does not apply when the restricted meat is from restricted poultry intended only for supply on the domestic market. . 11 In article 16 (record keeping)– a in paragraph (1) after “animal” insert “, seropositive pig”; b in paragraph (1)(a) after “animals” insert “, seropositive pigs”; c in paragraph (2) after “restricted meat” insert “or seropositive pigmeat”; d in sub-paragraphs (2)(a) and (c) for “restricted” substitute “such”; e in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “the” in the second place that word occurs substitute “such”; f for sub-paragraph 2(e) substitute– e the quantity of such meat that is no longer intended for human consumption. ; and g after paragraph (2) insert– 2A Paragraph (2) does not apply to any wholesale distributor, retail distributor, retailer or consumer when– a the restricted meat is from restricted poultry intended only for supply on the domestic market; or b the meat is seropositive pigmeat. . 12 In Schedule 3 (special identification mark) after paragraph (3) insert– 3A Seropositive pig meat must contain an identification mark such that the numbering and lettering are set within a circle which is legible, indelible with characters that are decipherable and include the capital letters “ UK ” followed by the approval number of the establishment. . RICHARD LOCHHEAD A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 30th April 2009