Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. No. 68 of 2006).

These Regulations transpose for Northern Ireland Council Directive 2005/94/EC on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC, other than Chapter IX which deals with vaccination. These Regulations also implement, in part, Commission Decision 2006/474/EC concerning measures to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza caused by influenza A virus of subtype H5N1 to birds kept in zoos and approved bodies, institutes and centres in the member States and repealing Decision 2005/744/EC.
The Regulations, among other things, set out preventive measures: to reduce the risk of the transmission of avian influenza and provide for surveillance for the disease; dealing with any suspected or confirmed outbreak of avian, influenza at premises other than designated slaughterhouses and border inspection posts; dealing with low pathogenic avian influenza is confirmed at premises other than designated slaughterhouses and border inspection posts and risk; and dealing with the spread of avian influenza viruses to pigs and other mammals.