The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2026

UK Statutory Instrument 2026 No. 475 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 28 April 2026
In force from: 29 April 2026
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 amends the following— the Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/465); the Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1894) (“DOSR”); Commission Decision 2000/428/EC of 4 July 2000 establishing diagnostic procedures, sampling methods and criteria for the evaluation of the results of laboratory tests for the confirmation and differential diagnosis of swine vesicular disease (“Commission Decision 2000/428/EC”); Commission Decision 2002/106/EC of 1 February 2002 approving a Diagnostic Manual establishing diagnostic procedures, sampling methods and criteria for evaluation of the laboratory tests for the confirmation of classical swine fever (“Commission Decision 2002/106/EC”); Commission Decision 2003/422/EC of 26 May 2003 approving an African swine fever diagnostic manual (“Commission Decision 2003/422/EC”). Article 2 amends the Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008 to— clarify the definitions of “disease” and “restricted meat” that apply for the purposes of those Regulations, and to update the approved risk mitigating treatments for meat including casings. Article 3 amends DOSR to introduce new disease control provisions in England to prevent the spread of African swine fever, classical swine fever and swine vesicular disease in pigs. These include— new requirements as to the cleansing, disinfection and treatment of premises, vehicles and other things (new regulations 15A and 31B of, and new Schedule 4A, to DOSR); a new process for the designation of premises in England as “infected premises” and for the revocation of such designations, including specific provision for cases where African swine fever is linked to vectors (new regulations 10A and 17A of DOSR); provision restricting the movement of pig products from premises in an area in England which, after those products are produced, is declared as a disease control zone (new Schedule 1A to DOSR); updates to the process for restocking infected premises and contact premises in England with sentinel pigs set out in regulation 18 of DOSR; provision for the removal of feral pig investigation zones and feral pig control zones in England (new regulations 20A and 21A of DOSR); provision about emergency vaccination of feral pigs in England against classical swine fever and African swine fever (new regulation 22A of DOSR); specific provision for area controls where African swine fever is confirmed as present in Great Britain, including the introduction of specific control zones (new Part 6A of DOSR); updates to the measures that apply in, or in relation to things in, disease control areas in England (new regulation 24A of, and new Schedule 3A to, DOSR); additional measures that apply in relation to, and the removal of, protection zones and surveillance zones in England (new regulation 25A of DOSR); specific provision about the declaration of disease control zones where swine vesicular disease is present and related requirements (new Part 6B of DOSR); specific provision about inspections and related requirements in disease control zones in England, the tracing and disposal of pigs and pig products from disease control zones in England and general restrictions on the movement of feral pigs, domestic pigs and pig products (new Parts 6C to 6E of DOSR); updates to the requirements for vaccination of domestic pigs in England in regulations 28 to 31 of DOSR; provision about designation of premises for the collection, processing or storing of germinal products, livestock markets and approved animal by-products plants (new Part 7A of DOSR); changes to the requirements imposed on occupiers of premises of destination under regulation 33 of DOSR; updates to regulations 9, 20 and 21 of DOSR to enable the Secretary of State to impose disease control zones if disease is present in Wales or Scotland. Article 3 also makes various amendments to DOSR in consequence of the above, including updates to provisions on enforcement of the requirements of DOSR. This Order removes the requirement for the Secretary of State to carry out a review of the operation of DOSR as they apply in England (article 3(31)). Article 4 amends Commission Decision 2000/428/EC, Commission Decision 2002/EC/106 and Commission Decision 2003/422/EC to introduce provision in relation to the procedures, sampling methods and criteria for the evaluation of the results of laboratory tests in England. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

Offences created by this instrument

“, otherwise than in England,”; b after paragraph (1), insert— 1A It is an offence against the Animal Health Act 1981… article 3(32) · Status not determined · Strict liability
It is an offence against the Animal Health Act 1981 to fail, in England, to comply with— a regulation 3(3)(a) or (b)… article 3(32)(b) · Status not determined · Strict liability

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