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.