Article 5 Variation of the principal Order

After article 4 there shall be inserted the following articles:–

“Control of deposits

4A

The grantees shall not without the written consent of the Minister deposit or permit any other person to deposit within the limits of the fishery any oyster of the species Ostrea edulis and shall comply with any condition subject to which the Minister gives his consent to the deposit of any such oyster.

Taking of samples for the purpose of disease control

4B

The grantees shall permit any person authorised in that behalf by the Minister to do the following things for any purpose connected with preventing the spread of disease:–

(a)

at any reasonable time to obtain samples of any shellfish found within the fishery and, provided they have been marked, labelled or otherwise made capable of identification, to remove them from the fishery;

(b)

when the purpose for which any such sample was taken has been satisfied, to dispose of it as he may determine.”