Notice is hereby given, in pursuance of section 91(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981, that the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has made the following order:

Statutory Instruments 2022 No. 926

The African Swine Fever (Import Controls) (England and Scotland) Order 2022

(Made 31st August 2022)

This Order, which came into force on 1st September 2022, provides for restrictions on the importation of porcine products into England and Scotland from European Union Member States, European Free Trade Association States, Greenland and the Faroe Islands for the purpose of preventing the incursion of African Swine Fever.

The restrictions prohibit imports of certain pork products unless they have been produced to relevant EU commercial standards, or that they are for personal consumption/use only and are under 2kg in weight.

The Order applies in England and Scotland.

Copies of the order may be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (49 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6HB) or from the following website: The African Swine Fever (Import Controls) (England and Scotland) Order 2022 (legislation.gov.uk).

L. Morris

Officer of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs