Article 40 Burial of carcases

Where a carcase washed ashore is buried or destroyed under the direction of a receiver of wreck with authority from the Secretary of State, the expenses of thatF1. . . destruction shall be expenses of the district council and shall be paid by the district council to the receiver on demand, and in default of payment shall be a debt recoverable summarily by the receiver from the district council.

Where a district council has incurred any expenses under paragraph (2) on account of the. . . destruction of the carcase of any animal or bird which, or the carcase of which was thrown or washed from any vessel or fell from an aircraft, the owner of the vessel or aircraft shall be liable to repay such expenses to the district council.