Section 13: Declaration of infected areas and places

13. Declaration of infected areas and places (1) The veterinary officer, if satisfied that a disease exists on any land or place, shall declare any defined place or area of that land to be an infected area. (2) Where the veterinary officer is not satisfied that a disease exists but considers that there is reasonable suspicion that a disease may exist in any area, he may declare that area to be a suspected area. (3) Such declaration shall be served upon the owner or person in charge of the animals and of the place, and, if the Chief Agricultural Officer so determines, shall also be notified in the Gazette and in 3 daily newspapers. (4) Every such notice shall state the limits of the infected or suspected area, and the disease with which it is declared infected or suspected of being infected, and a copy of the notice shall be forwarded to the owner, to the Commissioner of Police and to the Sanitary Authority of the district.