The Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2025 / Gorchymyn Ffliw Adar a Ffliw sy’n Deillio o Adar mewn Mamaliaid (Cymru) (Diwygio) 2025

Explanatory note

Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.

This Order amends the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (Wales) (No 2) Order 2006 ( S.I. 2006/2927 (W. 262) ) (“ the 2006 Order ”). These amendments—

amend certain definitions,

provide for surveillance to detect avian influenza virus in kept mammals,

extend the requirement to report suspicion of avian influenza virus in mammals to include keepers of mammals,

require any person who detects avian influenza virus or antibodies to the virus in wild birds to notify the competent authorities,

extend the requirement for an inspector to serve notice on the occupier of premises where influenza of avian origin is suspected so that it applies whether or not poultry or other captive birds are also present on those premises,

extend the provisions of article 16 to apply to kept mammals,

update a reference to the UK Genetics for Livestock and Equines Committee (UKGLE),

replace references to “border inspection posts” with “border control posts” and extend the provisions of article 41 to apply to kept mammals,

replace and extend articles 58, 59, 60A, 61 and 61A to restrict activities on premises where mammals are kept and influenza of avian origin is suspected or confirmed, and apply measures to control the spread of avian influenza virus in mammals regardless of whether or not poultry or other captive birds are also present on those premises, and

insert two new Schedules; Schedule 9 setting out measures which apply where influenza of avian origin is suspected in kept mammals, and Schedule 10 setting out measures which apply where influenza of avian origin is confirmed.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.