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

General powers of inspectors to take action to prevent the spread of disease

38.—(1) This regulation applies in every vaccination zone and vaccination surveillance zone.

(2) Where this regulation applies, an inspector may, if he considers it necessary to prevent the spread of disease, require—

(a) the detention and isolation of any vehicle, equipment or other thing and its subsequent cleansing and disinfection by serving a notice requiring such action on the occupier of the premises where it is present, or on the person in charge it;

(b) the cleansing and disinfection of any premises or other place in accordance with Schedule 3 to the FMD Regulations by serving a notice requiring it on the occupier of those premises or that place;

(c) the removal, laundering, cleansing and disinfection or disposal of the clothing or footwear of any person by serving a notice on him;

(d) any person to cleanse himself by serving a notice on him;

(e) the detention or isolation in a specified place of any animal or poultry by serving a notice on the occupier of the premises where it is present, or on its keeper;

(f) the separation of any animal or poultry from other animals or poultry by serving a notice on the occupier of the premises where it is present, or on its keeper.

(3) A notice under this regulation may contain such directions and conditions as the person serving it considers necessary to prevent the spread of disease.