{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-poultry-wales-order-2003/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-poultry-wales-order-2003/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2003/1079",
  "legislation_title": "The Diseases of Poultry (Wales) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-poultry-wales-order-2003",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Notification procedures and precautions to be taken where the presence of a designated disease is suspected",
  "text": "(1) A person who has in his or her possession or under his or her charge any bird or carcase having, or suspected of having, a designated disease must —\n(a) immediately inform the Welsh Ministers, and\n(b) take all reasonable steps to ensure that the restrictions and requirements set out in Part I of Schedule 1 to this Order are complied with.\n(2) A person who examines or inspects any bird or carcase or who analyses any sample taken from any bird or carcase, and who suspects the presence of a designated disease in the bird, carcase or sample must immediately inform the Welsh Ministers.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 4(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Animal Health (Divisional Veterinary Managers) (Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/618), arts. 1, 2(1), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 4(2) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Animal Health (Divisional Veterinary Managers) (Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/618), arts. 1, 2(1), Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2003/1079/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:11:02.052587+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}