Prohibitions and notifications in relation to specified animal pathogens4
1
No person may have in their possession–
a
any animal pathogen specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1;
b
any carrier in which they know such a pathogen is present,
except under the authority of a licence issued by the Scottish Ministers.
2
No person may deliberately introduce into any animal a specified animal pathogen, except under the authority of a licence issued by the Scottish Ministers.
3
A person must immediately notify the Scottish Ministers 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
is not acting under the authority of a licence in respect of that pathogen.