# The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Wales) Order 2006, Article 40: Presence of the disease in wild animals and declaration of a wild animal infected zone

Extent: E+W

(1) The National Assembly must, on confirmation of the disease in any wild animal in Wales, declare a wild animal infected zone in Wales.
(2) The National Assembly may, if it is satisfied that disease is present in a wild animal in England or Scotland, declare a wild animal infected zone in Wales.
(3) A wild animal infected zone may be declared in such part of Wales and of such size as the National Assembly considers necessary to prevent the spread of disease.
(4) A wild animal infected zone must remain in effect until—
(a) such date as may be stated in the declaration; or
(b) it is removed by further declaration of the National Assembly.
(5) Any premises which are partly inside and partly outside a wild animal infected zone are deemed to be wholly inside that zone.
(6) Any wild animal infected zone is an infected area for the purposes of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/179/article/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foot-and-mouth-disease-wales-order-2006/article-40
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