SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 3APower of slaughter for preventing spread of disease: Scotland

Exercise of powers of slaughter

7

The Scottish Ministers may, in relation to a disease, exercise a power of slaughter conferred by paragraphs 1 to 6 whether or not the animals, birds or amphibians concerned—

(a)

are affected with the disease or suspected of being affected with the disease;

(b)

are or have been in contact with animals, birds or amphibians affected with the disease;

(c)

have been in any way exposed to the disease; or

(d)

have been treated with serum or vaccine (or both) against the disease.