# The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 2006, Article 30: Declaration of protection and surveillance zones on confirmation of the disease in Scotland


(1) The Scottish Ministers shall, on confirmation of the disease on premises in Scotland, other than–
(a) a slaughterhouse or border control post; or
(b) premises to which infected or contaminated animals have been transported under article 10(1)(b),
declare a protection zone and a surveillance zone in such part of Scotland as they think fit.
(2) The Scottish Ministers may, on confirmation of the disease–
(a) at a slaughterhouse or border control post in Scotland,
(b) at premises in Scotland to which infected or contaminated animals have been transported under article 10(1)(b),
declare a protection zone and a surveillance zone in such part of Scotland as they think fit to prevent the spread of the disease.
(3) A declaration under this article shall designate–
(a) the extent of the protection zone which shall be an area centred on the infected premises and of at least three kilometres radius; and
(b) the extent of the surveillance zone which shall be an area centred on the same premises and of at least ten kilometres radius.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/44/article/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foot-and-mouth-disease-scotland-order-2006/article-30
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