General powers of veterinary inspectors to take action to prevent the spread of disease
54.—(1) This article applies–
(a)in any zone declared under this Order, that is to say–
(i)a temporary control zone;
(ii)a supplementary movement control zone;
(iii)a protection zone;
(iv)a surveillance zone;
(v)a restricted zone; and
(vi)a wild animal infected zone; and
(b)on any premises subject to restriction under this Order, that is to say–
(i)premises subject to Schedule 2 by virtue of article 8(3), 8(5), 9 or 10(2),
(ii)suspect premises;
(iii)contact premises; and
(iv)infected premises.
(2) Where this article applies, a veterinary inspector may, if the veterinary inspector considers it necessary to prevent the spread of disease require–
(a)the detention and isolation of any vehicle, equipment or other thing and its subsequent cleansing and disinfection by serving a notice requiring such action on the occupier of the premises where it is present, or on the person in charge of it;
(b)the cleansing and disinfection of–
(i)any premises in accordance with Schedule 1 by serving a notice requiring it on the occupier of those premises; or
(ii)any person or the person’s clothing or footwear by serving a notice on that person requiring it;
(c)the removal, laundering, cleansing and disinfection or destruction of the clothing or footwear of any person by serving a notice on that person requiring it;
(d)a person to cleanse himself by serving a notice on that person requiring it;
(e)the detention or isolation in a specified place of any animal or poultry by serving a notice requiring it on the occupier of the premises where it is present, or on its keeper;
(f)the separation of any animal or poultry from other animals or poultry by serving a notice requiring it on the occupier of the premises where it is present, or on its keeper.
(3) A notice under this article may contain such directions and conditions as the person serving it considers necessary to prevent the spread of disease.
(4) The powers conferred on a veterinary inspector by this article are without prejudice to powers conferred by any other provision of this Order.