Where the Assembly or the Agency learns of, or has reasonable grounds to suspect, that food or feed has been or may be introduced from a third country is likely to constitute a serious risk to animal or public health, either of them may by written declaration suspend, or impose conditions on, the introduction into Wales of any product from the whole or any part of that third country.

Such a declaration will be in writing and published in such manner as the Assembly or the Agency, as the case may be, thinks fit specifying the products and the third country or part thereof concerned.

A declaration which imposes conditions on the introduction of any product from a third country or part thereof must specify those conditions.

Where a declaration is in force suspending the introduction of any product, no person may introduce that product into Wales if it originates in the third country or part thereof specified in the declaration.

Where a declaration is in force imposing conditions on the introduction of any product, no person may introduce that product into Wales if it originates in the third country or part thereof specified in the declaration unless the product complies with conditions specified in the declaration.

A declaration may be modified, suspended or revoked by a further written declaration published, so far as is practicable, in the same manner and to the same extent as the original declaration.