Declaration of infected areaE+W+S
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10.—(1) The Secretary of State may by notice declare an area in which she is satisfied that a notifiable pest is present to be an infected area.
(2) The notice may provide that all or any of the provisions specified in the Schedule apply in all or part of the infected area, and that different provisions apply in different parts of the infected area, as the Secretary of State considers necessary to prevent the spread of the pest.
(3) The Secretary of State shall publish any notice issued under paragraph (1) and any notice amending or revoking such a notice in such manner as she considers appropriate to bring it to the attention of persons likely to be affected by it.