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Brucellosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 2004

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Temporary control area

9.—(1) Where the Department knows or suspects that there is a serious risk of the spread of disease it may, by notice, declare the establishment of an area to be known as a “temporary control area”.

(2) The location and size of the temporary control area shall be such as the Department considers necessary to prevent the spread of disease.

(3) Where a temporary control area has been established, a person –

(a)shall not move any animal onto or off a holding in the area or move any animal into or out of the area except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued by the Department; and

(b)shall, if required to do so by an inspector, detain any animal, located on a holding within the area, on a specified part of the holding.

(4) Any holding which is partly inside and partly outside a temporary control area shall be deemed to be wholly inside that area.

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