Tuberculosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 1999

Cleansing and disinfection generally

7.—(1) Where, from the results of any official tests carried out in relation to—

(a) an animal or non-bovine animal;

(b) a herd; or

(c) a carcase or the carcase of a non-bovine animal,

it appears to the Department that the animal, herd or carcase is affected, it may serve a notice on the owner or occupier of the holding on which the animal, herd or carcase is kept declaring that holding to be an infected place.

(2) The Department may by the same notice as referred to in paragraph (1), or by any subsequent notice, require the owner or occupier of an infected place to cleanse and disinfect with an approved disinfectant—

(a) that place or such part of it as may be specified in the notice;

(b) any receptacle or vehicle used for the confinement or movement of animals or the removal of any carcase from that place; and

(c) any equipment, utensil, appliance or other thing used in connection with animals or carcases therein,

at such time and in such manner as may be specified in the notice.