Prohibitions 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; or

(b)

any carrier in which they know such a pathogen is present,

except under the authority of a licence issued by the Secretary of State.

(2)

No person may 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 Secretary of State.

(3)

A person must immediately notify the Secretary of State 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.