Article 3 Amendment to article 2 (interpretation)

after the definition of “hatching egg” insert—

• ““avian influenza of public health concern found in wild birds” means any influenza A virus—

  1. (a)

     of the subtype H5 or H7, or

  2. (b)

     with an intravenous pathogenicity index in six-week-old birds greater than 1.2,

  which is capable of having a significant impact on public health; ;”;

in the definition of “wild bird control area” omit “or 5(3)”;

in the definition of “wild bird monitoring area” omit “or 5(3)”.