The Animal Health Act 1981 is a piece of UK legislation that provides powers for the control of outbreaks of avian influenza and Newcastle disease. These powers were extended by a statutory instrument. It was amended by the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984. It was to provide more powers to deal with foot and mouth disease, a problem that in 2001 bedevilled herds during the Blair ministry. The Act provides for:
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| - The Animal Health Act 1981 is a piece of UK legislation that provides powers for the control of outbreaks of avian influenza and Newcastle disease. These powers were extended by a statutory instrument. It was amended by the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984. It was to provide more powers to deal with foot and mouth disease, a problem that in 2001 bedevilled herds during the Blair ministry. The Act provides for: (en)
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| - Animal Health Act 1998 (en)
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| - The Animal Health Act 1981 is a piece of UK legislation that provides powers for the control of outbreaks of avian influenza and Newcastle disease. These powers were extended by a statutory instrument. It was amended by the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984. It was to provide more powers to deal with foot and mouth disease, a problem that in 2001 bedevilled herds during the Blair ministry. The Act provides for:
* slaughter of diseased poultry, poultry suspected of disease, poultry exposed to disease and poultry which the government thinks should be slaughtered to prevent the spread of disease
* payment of compensation for birds that are slaughtered but are not diseased.
* publication of a slaughter protocol prior to exercising the power to impose a preventive or firebreak cull. Emergency vaccination would have to be considered prior to any cull, and, if not used, the reasons would have to be published.
* powers for veterinary inspectors to enter premises to ascertain whether disease anti-bodies exist, whether any animal is or was infected with disease and whether any causative agent of disease is present
* publication of biosecurity guidance
* preparation and review of a national contingency plan (en)
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