S.L. 437.40 Art. 10Quarantine or isolation of live animals.

(1) In cases where European Community veterinary rules or the national rules of the place of destination, in areas which have not been harmonised at European Community level and in compliance with general European Community rules on trade, provide for live animals to be placed in quarantine or isolation, such quarantine or isolation may take place -

(a) for disease other than foot-and-mouth disease, rabies and Newcastle disease, at a quarantine centre situated in the third country of origin, provided that it has been approved by the European Commission and is regularly inspected by its veterinary experts;

(b) at a quarantine centre situated within the territory of Malta, which meets the requirements laid down in

Schedule B, or one of the territories referred to in Annex I to European Union Council Directive 97/78/ EC, which meets the requirements laid down in Schedule B;

(c) on the holding of destination. Special safeguards to be complied with during transport between the quarantine centre farms of origin and of destination and border inspection posts and in the quarantine centres referred to in subregulation (1)(a) may be laid down in accordance with requirements of European Community and implemented in accordance with the procedure provided for in article 16(2) of the Veterinary Services Act.

(2) If the official veterinarian responsible for the border inspection post orders placing in quarantine, that quarantine must take place, depending on the hazard diagnosed by the official veterinarian -

(a) either at the inspection site itself or in its immediate vicinity;

(b) or on the holding of destination;

(c) or at a quarantine centre situated in the vicinity of the holding of destination.

(3) The general conditions to be fulfilled for the quarantine centres referred to in the subregulation (1)(a) and (c) are laid down in Schedule B. The special approval conditions applicable to the different animal species shall be adopted in accordance with requirements of European Community and implemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 16(2) of the Veterinary Services Act.

(4) Quarantine centres referred to in sub-regulation (1)(b) and in subregulation (2)(a) that fulfill the conditions laid down in Schedule B shall be approved by the competent authority, each centre being given an approval number. The competent authority shall, thereafter, draw up and keep updated a list of approved quarantine centres and their approval numbers and make it available to the other Member States and to the public. Quarantine centres shall be subject to the inspection provided for in regulation 19.

(5) Subregulation (1)(b) and subregulations (3) and (4) shall not apply to quarantine centres which are solely for the animals referred to in regulation 8(1), animals of species not covered by Annex A to European Union Council Directive 90/425/EEC.

(6) All expenditure incurred pursuant to this regulation shall be chargeable to the consignor, the consignee or their representative, without compensation by the State.