{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foot-and-mouth-disease-wales-order-2006/article-38",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foot-and-mouth-disease-wales-order-2006/article-38.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2006/179",
  "legislation_title": "The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Wales) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foot-and-mouth-disease-wales-order-2006",
  "path": "article/38",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Declaration of restricted zone",
  "text": "(1) Without prejudice to paragraph (2) the National Assembly may, on confirmation by the Chief Veterinary Officer of the disease on premises in Great Britain, declare a restricted zone in such part of Wales and of such size as it considers necessary to prevent the spread of disease.\n(2) The National Assembly must declare a restricted zone in Wales if the Chief Veterinary Officer advises it that in his or her opinion disease has become extensive in Great Britain and the declaration of such a zone would prevent its spread.\n(3) A restricted zone must remain in effect until—\n(a) such date as may be stated in the declaration; or\n(b) it is removed by further declaration of the National Assembly.\n(4) Any premises which are partly inside and partly outside a restricted zone are deemed to be wholly inside that zone except premises which are also partly inside—\n(a) a temporary control zone; or\n(b) a supplementary movement control zone;\n(c) a protection zone;\n(d) a surveillance zone;\n(e) a vaccination zone;\n(f) a vaccination surveillance zone; or\n(g) a wild animal infected zone.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/179/article/38",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:04:37.897672+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."
}