Confirmation of the disease in wild animals and declaration of a wild animal infected zone
39.—(1) The Scottish Ministers shall, on confirmation of the disease in any wild animal in Great Britain declare an area to be a wild animal infected zone in such part of Scotland and of such size as they think fit to prevent the spread of disease.
(2) A wild animal infected zone shall remain in effect until–
(a)the Scottish Ministers amend the declaration to exclude that area; or
(b)the Scottish Ministers revoke the declaration.
(3) Any amendment or revocation of a declaration creating a wild animal infected zone shall refer to that declaration and state the date and time it is to take effect.
(4) Any premises which are partly inside and partly outside a wild animal infected zone shall be deemed to be wholly inside that zone.
(5) Any wild animal infected zone is an infected area for the purposes of the Act.