Controls on notification
17.—(1) This article applies to a person in possession or charge of a pig or carcase who gives notification under article 16.
(2) That person must ensure that, unless approved by a veterinary inspector–
(a)no pig or carcase is moved to or from the premises where the pig or carcase in respect of which notification was made is located; and
(b)no thing likely to spread swine vesicular disease is moved to or from those premises;
(c)a person who has contact with a pig or carcase on those premises takes, before leaving the premises, the biosecurity measures needed to reduce the risk of spread swine vesicular disease; and
(d)a person who is on a part of those premises that may be contaminated with swine vesicular disease virus takes such biosecurity measures.
(3) This article applies until–
(a)a veterinary inspector informs a person to whom it applies (orally or otherwise) that the presence of the virus is not suspected; or
(b)the premises on which the pig or carcase in respect of which notification was made is kept are designated as suspected or infected premises.