CONTROL OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE REGULATIONS

CONTROL OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 36.27

CONTROL OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

REGULATIONS

20th June, 1975

LEGAL NOTICE 74 of 1975.

The title of these Regulations is Control of Foot and Mouth

Disease Regulations.

(1) No person may cause, allow or permit the movement of

any bovines, ovines, caprines or swine, belonging to him or which

are under his care or control, into, within or out of any place or area

in Malta unless he has been so authorised in writing by the Director

of Agriculture, or by any person delegated by the said Director,

who, in either case, in granting such an authorisation, may impose

any such condition as he may deem fit.

(2) Any person who avails himself of an authorisation granted

as aforesaid under sub-regulation (1) of this regulation without

complying with any of the conditions to which the authorisation

was made subject, shall be deemed to have contravened sub-

regulation (1) of this regulation.

(1) The Director of Agriculture may order the vaccination

of any bovines, ovines, caprines and swine in such manner and at

such time or times as he may deem fit.

(2) Any person who has under his possession, care or control

any bovines, ovines, caprines or swine which are to be so

vaccinated shall allow such vaccination to be made and shall give

all facilities required by the person authorised in writing by the

Director of Agriculture to carry out such vaccination.

The Director of Agriculture may issue directives intended

for the prevention of the spreading of the foot and mouth disease,

including any precautions to be taken in connection therewith, and

any person to whom any such directive applies shall comply

therewith.