Explanatory note

By this Order (which applies in England only), the Secretary of State declares the area described in Part I of the Schedule to be an infected area to which the restrictions contained in Schedule 2 to the Diseases of Poultry (England) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1078) apply. The infected area is divided into a protection zone and a surveillance zone, in which zones different restrictions apply.

A map depicting the infected area is available at and copies may be inspected between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., Monday to Friday at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 1A Page Street, London SW1P 4PQ and at the offices of the Animal Health District Office: Liberty House, 105 Bell Street, Reigate, Surrey RH2 7JB.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.