Article 5 Declaration of infected place

If an inspector has reasonable grounds for supposing that disease exists, or has within 56 days existed, on any premises he may serve a notice in Form A on the occupier or the person in charge of the premises declaring them to be an infected place.

On the service of a notice in Form A under paragraph (1) above the premises shall become an infected place and be subject to such of the rules contained in article 7 as are set out in the notice and to any other rules set out in the notice for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease.

The rules applied to an infected place by a notice in Form A served under paragraph (1) above shall continue in force until the notice in Form A is withdrawn by a notice in Form B served by an inspector of the Ministry on the occupier or person in charge of the premises in respect of which the notice in Form A was served.

A veterinary inspector may at any time alter the limits of an infected place by the service of a further notice on the occupier or person in charge of such place.