40.—(1) The National Assembly must, on confirmation of the disease in any wild animal in Wales, declare a wild animal infected zone in Wales.
(2) The National Assembly may, if it is satisfied that disease is present in a wild animal in England or Scotland, declare a wild animal infected zone in Wales.
(3) A wild animal infected zone may be declared in such part of Wales and of such size as the National Assembly considers necessary to prevent the spread of disease.
(4) A wild animal infected zone must remain in effect until—
(a)such date as may be stated in the declaration; or
(b)it is removed by further declaration of the National Assembly.
(5) Any premises which are partly inside and partly outside a wild animal infected zone are deemed to be wholly inside that zone.
(6) Any wild animal infected zone is an infected area for the purposes of the Act.