The Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Restrictions at contact premises

54.—(1) The Department must, by notice served on the occupier of contact premises, apply such of the measures in Schedule 1 as it considers necessary to reduce the risk of the spread of avian influenza.

(2) If the Department considers it necessary to prevent the spread of low pathogenic avian influenza it must—

(a) direct that contact premises be deemed to be infected premises; and

(b) state, in its direction, which measures in this Part and in Schedule 6 apply to the contact premises.

(3) A direction under paragraph (2) must be by notice served on the occupier of the contact premises and the Department must not serve such a notice unless it has taken into account the criteria set out in paragraph (4) of regulation 27, as read with paragraphs (5) and (6) of regulation 27.

(4) If the Department requires poultry or other captive birds on contact premises for the purposes of this Part to be killed, it must ensure that samples are taken from the dead birds and tested for avian influenza.