# Tuberculosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 1999, Article 17: Notification of the presence of tuberculosis

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

Where the Department knows or suspects that any animal is affected, it may, for the purposes of preventing the spread of disease notify—
(a) any veterinary surgeon treating that animal; and
(b) any person who keeps animals which are substantially at risk of becoming infected with disease by that animal or any animal on the holding on which that animal is maintained.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/263/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tuberculosis-control-order-northern-ireland-1999/article-17
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