Presence of disease in wild animals and declaration of a wild animal infected zoneE+W+S
40.—(1) The Secretary of State shall, on confirmation of disease in a wild animal in England, declare an area to be a wild animal infected zone.
(2) The Secretary of State may, if she is satisfied that disease is present in a wild animal in Scotland or Wales, declare a wild animal infected zone.
(3) A wild animal infected zone shall be of such size as the Secretary of State considers fit to prevent the spread of disease.
(4) An area shall remain a wild animal infected zone (or part of one) until—
(a)such date as may be stated in the declaration;
(b)the Secretary of State amends the declaration to exclude that area; or
(c)the Secretary of State revokes the declaration.
(5) Any amendment or revocation of a declaration creating a wild animal infected zone shall refer to that declaration and state the date and time it is to take effect.
(6) Any premises which are partly inside and partly outside a wild animal infected zone shall be deemed to be wholly inside that zone.
(7) Any wild animal infected zone is an infected area for the purposes of the Act.