The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

General powers of inspectors to take action to prevent the spread of disease

56.—(1) This regulation applies to—

(a) any zone declared under these Regulations; and

(b) any premises subject to restriction under these Regulations, that is to say—

(i) premises subject to Schedule 1 by virtue of regulation 8(3), 8(4), 9(1), 9(2) or 10(2),

(ii) suspect premises,

(iii) contact premises, and

(iv) infected premises.

(2) Where this regulation applies, an inspector may, if he considers it necessary to prevent the spread of disease require—

(a) the detention and isolation of any vehicle, equipment or other thing and its subsequent cleansing and disinfection by serving a notice requiring such action on the occupier of the premises where it is present, or on the person in charge of it;

(b) the cleansing and disinfection of any premises in accordance with the relevant requirements of Schedule 3 by serving a notice requiring such action on the occupier of those premises;

(c) require the removal, laundering, cleansing and disinfection or disposal of the clothing or footwear of any person by serving a notice on him;

(d) require any person to cleanse himself by serving a notice on him;

(e) the detention or isolation in a specified place of any animal or poultry by serving a notice on the occupier of the premises where it is present, or on its keeper;

(f) the separation of any animal or poultry from other animals or poultry by serving a notice requiring it on the occupier of the premises where it is present, or on its keeper.

(3) A notice under this regulation may contain such directions and conditions as the person serving it considers necessary to prevent the spread of disease.