Article 7 Declaration of infected area

Upon the presence in any area of a disease in poultry (as defined in article 3(2) above) being confirmed by the Chief Veterinary Officer or by a person authorised by him, the Minister shall, by declaratory Order, declare the area to be an infected area.

Upon the presence in any area of a disease in captive birds (other than poultry as defined in article 3(2) above) being confirmed by the Chief Veterinary Officer or by a person authorised by him and upon the Minister being satisfied that the presence of that disease in captive birds constitutes a serious risk to other poultry, the Minister shall, by declaratory Order, declare the area to be an infected area.

An area shall remain an infected area until such date as may be specified in the declaratory Order, or, if none, until the declaratory Order is withdrawn.

Any premises which are partly inside and partly outside an infected area shall be deemed to be wholly inside that area.

The declaratory Order may apply generally or in relation to specified species.

The declaratory Order shall provide for the division of the infected area into protection and surveillance zones, the protection zone being based on a minimum radius of three kilometres, itself contained in a surveillance zone based on a minimum radius of ten kilometres, based on the centre of the premises the subject of a notice under article 5 above, or such lesser radia as the Minister may declare.

When the declaratory Order is made, the provisions of Schedule 2 to this Order shall apply in the area unless the declaratory Order specifies otherwise or unless an inspector authorises by licence under this Order anything which would otherwise be a breach of this Order.