Protection zone or surveillance zone where bluetongue confirmed outside ScotlandS
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15.—(1) The Scottish Ministers must, on confirmation of bluetongue outside Scotland by a competent authority other than the Scottish Ministers, declare a protection zone, or a surveillance zone, or both.
(2) The zone or zones declared under paragraph (1) must extend to that part of Scotland within the radius of the protection zone and surveillance zone required under article 14 (1), centred on the infected premises outside Scotland.
(3) The Scottish Ministers may, in declaring a protection zone, or a surveillance zone, or both, under paragraph (1), specify such other measures so they consider necessary to reduce the risk of the spread of bluetongue.