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PART 5Measures on suspicion or confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza in regulated places and vehicles

Measures at border inspection posts

41.—(1) The National Assembly must, if it considers it necessary to reduce the risk of the spread of disease—

(a)require a veterinary inquiry to be carried out at a border inspection post where avian influenza is suspected or has been confirmed; and

(b)impose (by notice to the occupier of the border inspection post) such of the measures set out in Schedule 1 as it considers appropriate.

(2) The National Assembly must, by notice to the occupier of the border inspection post, direct where birds specified in the notice are to be killed, slaughtered or isolated.

(3) The National Assembly must ensure that poultry and other captive birds at border inspection posts which are to be killed under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Act are killed or slaughtered without delay.

(4) The National Assembly must ensure that poultry and other captive birds which are not to be so killed or slaughtered are kept isolated in accordance with a veterinary inspector’s instructions.