29.—(1) The Department shall, declare an area to be a protection zone and an area to be a surveillance zone in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (2).
(2) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are when the Chief Veterinary Officer confirms disease on premises in Northern Ireland, other than—
(a)at a slaughterhouse; or
(b)on premises to which infected or contaminated animals have been transported following a direction under regulation 10(1)(b).
(3) The Department may declare an area to be a protection zone in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (4) and if it decides to do so, it shall also declare an area to be a surveillance zone.
(4) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (3), are when the Chief Veterinary Officer confirms the disease—
(a)at a slaughterhouse in Northern Ireland;
(b)on premises in Northern Ireland to which an infected or contaminated animal has been transported following a direction under regulation 10(1)(b); or
(c)at premises in the Republic of Ireland.
(5) Subject to paragraph (6), a protection zone or surveillance zone declared under this regulation shall be of such size as the Department considers fit to prevent the spread of disease.
(6) A declaration under this regulation shall designate—
(a)the extent of the protection zone which shall be centred on infected premises and of at least three kilometres minimum radius; and
(b)the extent of the surveillance zone which shall be centred on the same premises and of at least ten kilometres minimum radius.
(7) The Department may declare by notice that any other measure it considers fit so as to prevent the spread of disease shall apply in respect of the whole or any part of any protection or surveillance zone and any such measure shall then apply in respect of that protection or surveillance zone or that part of it.
(8) The Department shall ensure that signs marking the boundaries of protection and surveillance zones are erected in a conspicuous position on roads entering those zones.
(9) The Department shall take such steps as it considers necessary to ensure that all persons within the zone are made fully aware of the restrictions in force in relation to that zone.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 29 in operation at 23.2.2006, see reg. 1