PART III U.K. DISEASE AWARENESS, PREPAREDNESS AND CONTROL

TITLE II U.K. DISEASE CONTROL MEASURES

CHAPTER 2 U.K. Disease control measures for listed diseases as referred to in points (b) and (c) of Article 9(1)

Section 1 U.K. Disease control measures in the event of suspicion of disease in kept animals

Article 73 U.K. Investigation by the competent authority in the event of suspicion of a listed disease as referred to in point (b) of Article 9(1)

1. In the event of suspicion of a listed disease as referred to in point (b) of Article 9(1) in kept animals, the competent authority shall conduct without delay an investigation to confirm or rule out the presence of that listed disease.

2. For the purpose of the investigation provided for in paragraph 1, the competent authority shall ensure that:

(a) official veterinarians carry out a clinical examination of a representative sample of the kept animals of listed species for the listed disease in question;

(b) official veterinarians take appropriate samples from those kept animals of listed species and other samples for examination in laboratories designated for that purpose by the competent authority;

(c) such designated laboratories carry out examinations to confirm or rule out the presence of the listed disease in question.

3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 264 concerning detailed rules supplementing the rules for investigations as provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article.