{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-h5n1-in-wild-birds-england-amendment-order-2021/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2021/1305",
  "legislation_title": "The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-h5n1-in-wild-birds-england-amendment-order-2021",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendments to article 5 (confirmation or suspicion of H5N1 in wild birds)",
  "text": "In article 5 (confirmation or suspicion of H5N1 in wild birds)—\n(a) in paragraph (1)(b)—\n(i) in paragraph (i), omit “or”;\n(ii) at the end of paragraph (ii), insert “; or”;\n(iii) after paragraph (ii), insert—\n“(iii) she suspects an avian influenza of public health concern found in wild birds may be present.”;\n(b) for paragraph (2) substitute—\n“(2) Where this article applies, the Secretary of State, after considering a risk assessment which takes into account the factors in paragraph (2A) may declare—\n(a) a wild bird monitoring area or a wild bird monitoring area, or\n(b) a wild bird control area and a wild bird area.”;\n(c) after paragraph (2) insert—\n“(2A) The risk assessment referred to in paragraph (2) must, amongst other considerations, take into account—\n(a) the geographical features of the proposed area;\n(b) any administrative boundaries;\n(c) any limnological, ecological and epizootic factors;\n(d) any monitoring facilities.”;”.\n(d) omit paragraphs (3), (4) and (5);\n(e) in paragraph (6) omit “, (3)(a) or (3)(b)”;\n(f) in paragraph (7) omit “, (3)(a) or (3)(b)”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1305/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:06:53.123028+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}