# Anthrax Prevention Act 1919, Section 1: Power to prohibit the importation of goods infected with anthrax.


(1) His Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for preventing the importation into the United Kingdom, either absolutely or except at any specified ports and subject to any specified conditions as to disinfection and otherwise, of goods infected, or likely to be infected, with anthrax (in this Act referred to as “infected goods”).
(2) An Order under this section may contain a declaration that goods of any specified class which are of any specified origin, or are exported from or through any specified country or place, are goods likely to be infected with anthrax, and any such declaration shall be conclusive for all purposes.
(3) Any Order made under this section may be revoked or varied by any subsequent Order.
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(5) In this section the expression “specified” means specified in an Order made under this section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/9-10/23/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/anthrax-prevention-act-1919/section-1
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