Article 5 Treatment requirement

(1)

Subject to paragraph (4) below, cattle which are in an infected area at any time during the relevant period shall be treated by the owner or person in charge of them to the satisfaction of an inspector.

(2)

The treatment shall, if the inspector to whom notice is given in accordance with paragraph (1) of article 7 so requires, be carried out in the presence of an inspector.

(3)

The treatment shall be completed within the relevant period or, in the case of cattle which are moved into the infected area during the last seven days of the relevant period, within seven days of the last day of the period.

(4)

Paragraph (1) above shall not apply to—

(a)

cattle which are slaughtered during the relevant period or, in the case of cattle which are moved into the infected area during the last seven days of the relevant period, which are slaughtered within seven days of the last day of the period;

(b)

cattle moved through an infected area in accordance with paragraph (2)(b) of article 4.