Article 9 Amendment of the principal OrderI1

in the heading, for “infected animal” substitute “animal in which BVDV is present”;

for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1)

This article applies—

(a)

where the keeper of a bovine animal knows, or ought reasonably to know, that BVDV is present in the animal; and

(b)

until an approved veterinary surgeon reasonably considers that follow-up action or investigation has been carried out which confirms that BVDV is not or is no longer present in the animal and has by notice under article 21(7) informed the keeper and the Scottish Ministers of that fact.”; and

in paragraph (3), for “the animal is an infected animal” substitute “BVDV is present in the animal”.