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Article 5 Declaration of infected place

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(1)

If a veterinary inspector has reasonable grounds for supposing that the disease exists or has within 56 days existed on any premises he shall serve a notice in form A on the occupier of the premises declaring them to be an infected place.

(2)

An infected place shall be subject to the requirements set out in Schedule 1 until a notice in form B is served in accordance with article 6(5) or (6).

(3)

For the purpose of preventing the spread of the disease, a veterinary inspector may, by notice served on the occupier of the infected place—

(a)

add such requirements as are specified in the notice; or

(b)

modify or disapply such requirements as are set out in Schedule 1 or in the notice served under subparagraph (a) above.

(4)

A veterinary inspector may at any time alter the limits of an infected place by the service of a notice in form C on the occupier.