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23. Every person having in his possession or under his charge Duty of any animal or bird affected with or suspected of being affected with person in disease shall:—

(a) as far as practicable keep that animal or bird separate from animals or birds not so affected, and

(b) with all practicable speed notify the fact of the animal or bird being so affected or suspected to a European police officer of the police area wherein such animal or bird is, or to a sanitary inspector.

charge of animal or bird to notify existence of disease.

24. On receipt of a notification from an owner or person in On receipt of charge of an animal or bird, or on having reasonable grounds to notification suspect the existence of disease in any place, a European police of disease European officer or sanitary inspector shall proceed with all practicable speed Officer to to such place in order to ascertain all available particulars as to the make animal or bird, and the owner or person in charge of the animal enquiries. or bird or place shall give to such European police officer or sanitary inspector all reasonable information and facilities for inspection.

of infected

area.

25. It shall be lawful for a European police officer or sanitary Interim inspector who has proceeded to any place in accordance with by-law declaration 24, notwithstanding inability to obtain particulars, to serve an interim notice in writing, signed by him, declaring such place to be an infected place pending investigation by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, and also to leave a police officer or sanitary inspector in the place pending the arrival of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.

26. An interim notice shall set out the requirements of by-laws Interim 31, 32 and 33 and shall, so far as may reasonably be necessary, define notice shall

define re- the premises affected thereby. Such notice, until withdrawn, shall

quirements. have force and effect as if given or confirmed by the Council.

27. Service of an interim notice shall be effected by delivery Service of thereof to the owner or occupier of the place or to a person in charge interim

notice. of the animal or bird, or by posting the same on some part of the place.

28. A European police officer or sanitary inspector serving an Particulars interim notice shall report, with all practicable speed, to the with respect Secretary of the Council and also, in writing, to the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon the particulars obtained and steps taken by him.

to interim notice to be reported.

29. The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon shall visit promptly the Colonial place to which any interim notice relates, and if, in his opinion, Veterinary disease exists or within fifty-six days has existed at such place, he Surgeon to visit place shall with all practicable speed report all ascertainable particulars declared to the Secretary of the Council, but, if satisfied that disease does infected by not so exist or has not so existed, he shall withdraw the interim interim

notice. notice.

30. The Council may declare any place where animals or birds Council are or have been to be an infected place, and thereupon notice in may

declare place that behalf signed by the Secretary of the Council shall be served infected. in the manner prescribed in by-law 27. A place declared to be an infected place shall so continue until the Council shall declare the same to be free from infection.

81. No animal or bird, and no carcase, fodder, litter, dung, Removal of utensil, milk or other thing, shall be moved out of an infected place animals, without a special permit.

etc., from infected place prohibited.

32. No person, except the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and Admission persons acting under his direction, police officers and sanitary to infected inspectors on duty and the attendants of the animals or birds shall place enter an infected place without a special permit. No attendant prohibited.

shall leave an infected place without a special permit.

33. The owner or occupier and the person in charge of an Owner or infected place shall give all reasonable facilities for inspection and occupier to for the cleansing and disinfection of the place and of

grant any pens,

facilities for hurdles, utensils or other things used for or about the animals or inspection birds in such place, and shall ensure that the requirements of or and consequent on any notice, affecting such place and given under this disinfection. Ordinance or by-laws made thereunder, are observed.