The Testing of Poultry Flocks Order 1989

UK Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 504 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created

0recorded in force

1revoked

Made: 15 March 1989
In force from: 16 March 1989
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Dogs, animals, hunting and wildlife
Made under: Animal Health Act 1981

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order requires the owner or person in charge of a poultry flock to ensure that samples are taken in respect of the flock and are submitted to a laboratory for testing for the presence of salmonella (article 3 and Schedule). The Order also requires such an owner or person in charge to keep records of all such tests (article 5). The Order also requires the person in charge of a laboratory to which any such sample has been submitted for testing to ensure that the test is carried out in the required manner and that the result of the test is reported to the person who submitted the sample and who, if he is not the owner or person in charge of the flock in respect of which the sample was taken, is required to pass the report to the owner or person in charge of the flock (article 4). “Poultry flock” for the purposes of this Order means any flock of poultry consisting of not less than 25 birds which are kept for the production of eggs for human consumption or breeding (including birds which are being reared to produce eggs for either of those purposes) and any flock of poultry consisting of less than 25 birds the eggs of which are sold for human consumption (article 2).

Offences created by this instrument

Any person who, without lawful authority or excuse, proof of which shall lie on him, contravenes or fails to comply… article 6 · Revoked · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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Salmonella: Testing Of Poultry Flocks Lords · Lords Chamber · 26 June 1989 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Baroness Trumpington)
My Lords, under the Testing of Poultry Flocks Order 1989 each flock owner is responsible for carrying out routine monitoring for the presence of salmonella in poultry laying flocks. Information is not available therefore as to how many tests have been made. However, the reporting of salmonella isolations is required under the Zoonoses Order 1979. So far this year there have been 93 reports of salmonella enteritidis isolations in laying flocks and 29 flocks have been slaughtered.

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