4.—(1) A person shall not have in their possession—
(a)any animal pathogen specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1; or
(b)any carrier in which they know such a pathogen is present,
except under the authority of a licence issued by the Department.
(2) A person shall not deliberately introduce into any animal any animal pathogen specified in either Part 1 or Part 2 of that Schedule, except under the authority of a licence issued by the Department.
(3) A person must immediately notify the Department if that person—
(a)has possession of any thing in respect of which they have reasonable grounds for suspecting that an animal pathogen specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 is present; and
(b)does not have a licence in respect of that pathogen.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 4 in operation at 30.8.2008, see art. 1