20. After article 8 of the Zoonoses Order 1989(1), insert—
8A.—(1) A person who knows or suspects that an animal or carcass is infected with Echinococcus multilocularis must give notice as soon as practicable.
(2) Notice must be given to the Secretary of State in England, the Welsh Ministers in Wales or the Scottish Ministers in Scotland.
(3) For the purpose of this article—
(a)“animal” means any kind of mammal except man, and
(b)“carcass” means the carcass of an animal and includes part of a carcass or any portion thereof.”.