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This Order modifies Part I of Schedule 2 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 by extending the Department’s power to slaughter in respect of bovine tuberculosis to—

(a)

any animals which are affected or suspected of being affected with the disease; and

(b)

animals (including cattle) and poultry which have been exposed to the possibility of infection with that disease, whether by contact with affected or suspected animals or otherwise.