{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/specified-diseases-notification-order-northern-ireland-2004/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/specified-diseases-notification-order-northern-ireland-2004/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2004/248",
  "legislation_title": "Specified Diseases (Notification) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/specified-diseases-notification-order-northern-ireland-2004",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Notice of specified disease",
  "text": "(1) A person who has in his possession or under his charge an affected or suspected animal or bird, a veterinary surgeon or other person who, in the course of his duties, examines or inspects such an animal or bird and any person who, following an analysis by him of any sample taken from an animal or bird has reasonable grounds for supposing that the animal or bird is affected, shall, with all practicable speed, give notice of the fact –\n(a) to an inspector;\n(b) to the Divisional Veterinary Officer; or\n(c) to any member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.\n(2) An inspector, if he is not a veterinary inspector, or a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland who receives a notice under paragraph (1) shall immediately inform a veterinary inspector of the fact.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 4 in operation at 9.6.2004, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2004/248/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:57:25.418841+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."
}