Control of movement of persons

(1) If an inspector has reasonable grounds for believing that the movement of any person, animal or thing on to or from any place may be attended with risk of spread of foot and mouth disease or that any animal, place or thing has been exposed to the infection of such disease, he may, acting under the general or special direction of the Chief Agricultural Officer and for the purpose of preventing the spread of the disease, prohibit the movement of any person, animal or thing on, to or from any place, or direct the movement of any person, animal or thing from any place or impose any condition on any such movement or any requirement in relation to such person, place, animal or thing, either in respect of subsequent detention or disinfection or otherwise, by serving a notice in writing to that effect on such person or on the owner or occupier of the place as aforesaid or on the owner or person in charge of the animal or thing. (2) For the purposes of this regulation “animal” shall be deemed to include any four-footed animal and any poultry. (3) Any disinfection required by the provisions of a notice under this regulation shall, if so, required by the notice, be carried out by and at the expense of the person to whom the notice is served. SCHEDULE FORM A (Regulation 4) Notice Defining and Infected Place To .................................................. of ......................................................... I, the undersigned, being an Inspector appointed under section 3 of the Act, hereby give you notice, as the occupier of the undermentioned premises, that in accordance with the provisions of the Foot and Mouth Disease Regulations, under which this Notice is served, the undermentioned premises are hereby declared to be a foot and mouth disease infected place for the purposes of the said regulations, and that the said premises accordingly become subject to the rules set out below. Any person infringing on these Rules is liable to heavy penalties. This Notice remains in force until it is withdrawn by a subsequent notice (Form B) served by an inspector on the occupier of the infected place. DATED this .......... day of .............................. 20.......... . (Signed) ..................................................... Inspector (Address) .................................................... Description of infected place Premises District Rule Governing Infected Place (Foot and Mouth Disease Regulations 6 and 7) N.B.: Copies of this notice should be sent to – Chief Agricultural Officer, Nearest Police Station and Medical Officer (Health) 566 FORM B (Regulation 5) Withdrawal of Notice Defining Infected Place To .................................................. of ......................................................... I, the undersigned, being the Chief Agricultural Officer of Belize hereby withdraw as from the .......... day of .............................. 20 .......... , the Notice in Form A signed by ......................................................................... and served upon you on the ......... day of .............................. 20 .......... . DATED this .......... day of .............................. 20.......... . (Signed) ........................................................... Chief Agricultural Officer N.B. Copies should be sent toThe Minister Nearest Police Station Medical Officer (Health) FORM C (Regulations 6 and 8) Movement Licence I, the undersigned, being an Inspector appointed under section 3 of the Act, hereby authorise the movement of the undermentioned animals or animal product to the place or premises specified in Column IV subject to the conditions set out on the back hereof. These conditions should be carefully read and observed. Failure to comply with them renders a person liable to prosecution and heavy penalties. I II III IV Name and address of Name and description Name or description Name or description person to whom this of animals or animal products to be moved of the place or premises from which the animals or animal of the place or premises to which the licence is granted animals or animal products are to be products are to be moved. moved. This Licence is available for six days, including the day of the date hereof, or such less period as may be specified on the Licence by the Inspector granting it, and no longer. This Licence may be cancelled at any time by a notice served by an Inspector on the person to whom this Licence is granted. DATED this .......... day of .............................. 20.......... . (Signed) ................................................. Inspector (Address) ............................................... N.B. Copies of this Licence should be sent to: Chief Agricultural Officer and Nearest Police Station 568 Conditions applicable to this Licence 1. A licence for movement between different parts of the same farm or holding, if endorsed by the Inspector granting it “occupation licence”, is available for movement of the animals or animal products as often as required, and shall remain in force until cancelled in writing by an Inspector. 2. The animals or animal products shall be moved in the manner and by the route specified in the Licence. If no such provisions are specified the animals or animal products shall be moved by the nearest available route, and without avoidable delay to the place of destination specified in the Licence, and not elsewhere. 3. The animals shall be kept as far as practicable apart from other animals during the movement. 4. Where the number of animals moved (except with an occupation licence) is less than the number in respect of which the licence is granted, the Inspector shall endorse on the Licence at Column II, the number of animals actually moved, and the Licence shall not be valid for any further movements. 5. Before movement, other than movement between different parts of the same farm, animals shall be marked with a letter “M” on the neck. 6. The Licence shall accompany the animals throughout the movement and shall be produced on demand to an inspector or a police constable. 7. The Movement Licence, unless marked “occupation licence” shall be delivered to the nearest Police Station immediately upon arrival of the animals at the place of destination. 8. Unless the place of destination specified in Column IV be a place of slaughter, the animals shall on arrival, be detained for a period of 14 days from the date of arrival. FORM D (Regulation 11) Notice to Owner or Person in Charg Prohibiting Movement of Animal To .................................................. of ......................................................... I, the undersigned, being an Inspector appointed under section 3 of the Act, hereby prohibit the movement of the following animal(s), namely, (Describe animal) ________________________________ from or out of _____________________________________________ (describe farm, field, shed, sty or other place of detention), and I hereby require you to take notice that in consequence of this and the provisions of the Foot and Mouth Disease Regulations, it is not lawful for any person, (until the ____ day of _______________, 20 ____ on which day the operation of this notice terminates, or* until this notice is withdrawn)– (a) to move such animal or any other animal from or out of such place as aforesaid; or (b) to move any animal on to or into such place as aforesaid; or (c) to permit any animal to which the notice applies to stay out of such place or to come into contact with any animal. In addition, the above-named animal is subject to the following conditions: DATED this .......... day of .............................. 20.......... . (Signed) ................................................. Inspector N.B. Copies of this notice should be sent toChief Agricultural Officer Nearest Police Station _____________________ *Strike out if inapplicable 570 FORM E (Regulation 11) Withdrawal of Notice To .................................................. of ......................................................... I, the undersigned, being an Inspector appointed under section 3 of the Act, hereby withdraw, as from the ____ day of ______________, 20 ____, the notice (Form D) signed by _______________ and served upon you on the ____ day of ______________, 20 ____, prohibiting movement of the animal referred to in that notice. DATED this .......... day of .............................. 20.......... . (Signed) ................................................. Inspector N.B. Copies of this notice should be sent toChief Agricultural Officer Nearest Police Station _____________________ CHAPTER 211 BELIZE AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AUTHORITY (FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE AND BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY) (PROHIBITION FROM IMPORTATION OF DISEASED ANIMALS) REGULATIONS ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1. Citation 2. Prohibition of importation of diseased animals. 3. Regulations to have effect over similar Regulations made under the Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act. 4. Commencement. 572 CHAPTER 211 38 of 2001. CAP. 211. R.E. 2020. BELIZE AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AUTHORITY (FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE AND BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY) (PROHIBITION FROM IMPORTATION OF DISEASED ANIMALS) REGULATIONS (Section 61) [17th March, 2001.] 1. These Regulations may be cited as theBELIZE AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AUTHORITY (FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE AND BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY) (PROHIBITION FROM IMPORTATION OF DISEASED ANIMALS) REGULATIONS. Prohibition of importation of diseased animals. 2. Due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease and bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and other countries of the European Union and South America, it is hereby declared that the importation of animals and animal products from affected countries shall be and is hereby prohibited until the affected countries are confirmed by the relevant authorities to be free from such diseases. Regulations to have an effect over similar Regulations made under the Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act. 3. These Regulations shall, where there is any inconsistency between Regulations 2 and any other Regulations made under the animals (Diseases and Importation) Act, have force and effect over such Regulations to the extent of the inconsistency. Commencement. 4. These Regulations shall come into force on the 15th day of March, 2001. MADE by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Cooperatives this 15th day of March, 2001. (DANIEL SILVA) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Cooperatives