The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006

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

55.—(1) This article applies to—

(a) any zone declared under this Order; and

(b) any premises subject to restriction under this Order, that is to say—

(i) premises subject to Schedule 1 by virtue of article 9(3), 9(5), 10(1), 10(2) or 11(2),

(ii) suspect premises,

(iii) contact premises, and

(iv) infected premises.

(2) Where this article applies, a veterinary 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 Schedule 3 by serving a notice requiring such action on the occupier of those premises;

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

(d) any person to cleanse himself by serving a notice on him requiring such action;

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

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