PART VIMEASURES ON CONFIRMATION OF LOW PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA
Measures in a low pathogenic avian influenza restricted zone57
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The Department may, in a declaration under regulation 55, disapply some or all of the measures in Schedule 7 if—
a
the infected premises is a hatchery or special category premises; and
b
it has carried out a risk assessment and does not believe that the disapplication would endanger disease control.
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The Department may, if it considers it necessary to reduce the risk of the spread of avian influenza, impose, by declaration, measures additional to those in Schedule 7 in respect of the low pathogenic avian influenza restricted zone.
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The Department must ensure that—
a
commercial premises in the low pathogenic avian influenza restricted zone are identified as soon as possible;
b
tests for avian influenza are carried out on commercial poultry premises within a radius of at least 1 kilometre of the boundary of the infected premises or, if it thinks it more appropriate, of the part of the infected premises where avian influenza was found.