The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Wales) Order 2006

Declaration of protection and surveillance zones on confirmation of the disease in England or Scotland

32.—(1) This article applies if the National Assembly is satisfied that disease is present in England or Scotland.

(2) If the National Assembly is satisfied that disease is present on premises (other than a slaughterhouse or border inspection post) in England—

(a) it must declare a protection zone if these premises are within 3 kilometres of the border with Wales, and

(b) it must declare a surveillance zone if these premises are within 10 kilometres of that border.

(3) If the National Assembly is satisfied that disease is present at—

(a) any premises in England or Scotland further than ten kilometres from the border with Wales, or

(b) a slaughterhouse or border inspection post in England within ten kilometres of the border with Wales,

it may declare a protection zone, a surveillance zone, or both, in Wales.

(4) A protection or surveillance zone declared under this article is to be in such part of Wales and of such size as the National Assembly considers necessary so as to prevent the spread of disease.

(5) Where disease has been confirmed in England a declaration under this article must designate the extent of any protection or surveillance zone declared and the National Assembly must ensure that—

(a) any such zone abuts the border with England as the case may be,

(b) any protection zone extends from that border such that its boundary is at least three kilometres from the premises where disease is present, and

(c) any surveillance zone extends from that border such that its boundary is at least ten kilometres from those premises.