Control of movement of animals exposed to infection

(1) Where an inspector as a result of information received, believes that any animal has been exposed to the infection of foot and mouth disease he shall, and in any other case in respect of any animal if he considers it expedient so to do for the purpose of preventing the spread of the disease, may, forthwith serve a notice in the Form D of the Schedule to these Regulations as herein provided, on the owner or the person in charge of the animal. Form D. Schedule. (2) After the service of a notice under subregulation (1) of this regulation; it shall not be lawful for any person, until the operation of the notice terminates or the notice is withdrawn by a further notice in the Form E of the Schedule to these Regulations signed by an inspector, Form E. Schedule. (a) to move any animal on, to or into such place; or (b) to permit any animal to which the notice applies to stray out of such place or to come into contact with any other animal. (3) The inspector may insert in any notice given under subregulation (1) of this regulation such conditions governing 564 the isolation, housing, pasturage, movement or handling of any animal as he may consider expedient. (4) In any case where any animal may be in such a situation as to make effective isolation impracticable, the inspector may require that such animal be moved to some convenient and isolated place approved by him for the detention of the animal before the serving of the notice in the Form D in the Schedule to these Regulations.