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The Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

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Measures at border inspection posts

41.—(1) The Department must, if it considers it necessary to reduce the risk of the spread of avian influenza—

(a)require a veterinary inquiry to be carried out at a border inspection post where avian influenza is suspected or has been confirmed; and

(b)impose (by notice served on the occupier of the border inspection post) such of the measures in Schedule 1 as it considers appropriate.

(2) The Department must, by notice served on the occupier of the border inspection post, direct where birds specified in the notice are to be killed, slaughtered or isolated.

(3) The Department must ensure that poultry and other captive birds at border inspection posts which are to be killed under paragraph 11 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the 1981 Order are killed or slaughtered without delay.

(4) The Department must ensure that poultry and other captive birds which are not to be so killed or slaughtered are kept isolated in accordance with the instructions of an inspector.

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