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The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

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Declaration of a restricted zone

35.—(1) The Department shall declare a restricted zone if the Chief Veterinary Officer advises it that in his opinion disease has become extensive in Northern Ireland and the declaration of such a zone would prevent its spread.

(2) The Department may, on confirmation by the Chief Veterinary Officer of disease on premises in Northern Ireland, declare an area to be a restricted zone.

(3) A restricted zone shall be in such part of Northern Ireland and of such size as the Department considers fit to prevent the spread of disease, having considered a thorough epidemiological assessment of the situation.

(4) The epidemiological assessment shall include consideration of the of the possible time and probable location of introduction of disease to Northern Ireland, its possible spread and the probable period of time necessary to eradicate it.

(5) An area shall remain a restricted zone (or part of one) until—

(a)such date as may be stated in the declaration;

(b)the Department amends the declaration to exclude that area; or

(c)the Department revokes the declaration.

(6) Any amendment or revocation of a declaration creating a restricted zone shall refer to that declaration and state the date and time it is to take effect.

(7) Subject to paragraph (8) any premises which are partly inside and partly outside a restricted zone shall be deemed to be wholly inside that restricted zone.

(8) Paragraph (7) does not apply to premises which are also partly inside—

(a)a temporary control zone; or

(b)a supplementary movement control zone;

(c)a protection zone;

(d)a surveillance zone;

(e)a vaccination zone;

(f)a vaccination surveillance zone; or

(g)a wild animal infected zone.

(9) The Department shall take such steps as it considers necessary to ensure that all persons within the zone are made fully aware of the restrictions in force in relation to that zone.

(10) Nothing in paragraph (7) shall deem any part of a premises outside Northern Ireland to be part of a restricted zone.

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