PART 3Measures following confirmation of disease

Confirmation of the disease in wild animals and declaration of a wild animal infected zone39.

(1)

The Scottish Ministers shall, on confirmation of the disease in any wild animal in Great Britain declare an area to be a wild animal infected zone in such part of Scotland and of such size as they think fit to prevent the spread of disease.

(2)

A wild animal infected zone shall remain in effect until–

(a)

the Scottish Ministers amend the declaration to exclude that area; or

(b)

the Scottish Ministers revoke the declaration.

(3)

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.

(4)

Any premises which are partly inside and partly outside a wild animal infected zone shall be deemed to be wholly inside that zone.

(5)

Any wild animal infected zone is an infected area for the purposes of the Act.