Cleansing and disinfection of premises, vehicles etcE+W+S

6.—(1) Where any animal product or poultry product is landed in Great Britain in contravention of this order or of a licence, an officer of the appropriate Minister may by notice in writing served on the owner or the person in charge of the premises, place, vehicle or container on or in which the animal product or poultry product is or has been present require him, at the owner's expense, to cleanse and disinfect such premises, place, vehicle or container, or to destroy or otherwise dispose of such container, in such manner and within such time as he may specify in the notice.

(2) Where the requirements of a notice served under paragraph (1) above have not been complied with, an officer of the appropriate Minister may without prejudice to any proceedings for an offence arising out of such failure to comply, carry out or cause to be carried out the requirements of the notice and for this purpose an officer of the appropriate Minister may seize or cause to be seized a container.