PART IIIMEASURES FOLLOWING CONFIRMATION OF DISEASE
Presence of disease in a wild animal and declaration of a wild animal infected zone37
1
The Department shall, on confirmation of the disease in a wild animal in Northern Ireland, declare an area to be a wild animal infected zone.
2
The Department may, if it is satisfied that disease is present in a wild animal in the Republic of Ireland, declare a wild animal infected zone in Northern Ireland.
3
A wild animal infected zone shall be in such part of Northern Ireland and of such size as the Department 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 Department amends the declaration to exclude that area; or
c
the Department 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
Nothing in paragraph (6) should deem any part of a premises outside Northern Ireland to be within a wild animal infected zone.
8
Any wild animal infected zone is an infected area for the purposes of the Order.