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(3.) The Governor in Executive Council may make regulations ai? 

 to the notice to be given to or by any person or authority in case of any 

 particular disease, or in case of the illness of any animal, and for 

 supplementing or varying, for these purposes, any of the provisions of 

 this section, 



5.— (1.) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Executive Council, Declaring 



-. , T 1 T J. 1 1 place to be 



whenever it shall appear expedient so to do, by order to declare any (nfg^ted. 



part of the Colony to be infected with disease. 



(2.) The Governor in Executive Council may from time to tim3 if he 

 shall think fit by order extend, contract or otherwise alter the limits of 

 any infected area. 



(3.) Any such order may be at any time revoked by the Governor in 

 Executive Council. 



6.— (1.) When it appears to the Government Veterinary Surgeon that 

 any disease exists in any stable, shed, field, pasture or other place, he 

 shall forthwith make and sign a statement thereof. 



(2.) He shall serve a notice, signed by him, of the statement on the 

 •occupier of that stable, shed, field, pasture or other place, 



(3.) Thereupon that stable, shed, field, pasture or other place sha'l be 

 and become an infected area subject to the determination and order of 

 the Governor in Executive Council. 



(4.) The Government Veterinary Surgeon shall with all practicable 

 speed send copies of his statement and notice to the Governor in 

 in Executive Council. 



(5.) The Governor in Executive Council shall forthwith on receipt of 

 such copies proceed to consider the same, and if satisfied that such 

 -course is expedient or necessary, shall by order determine and declare 

 such place an infected area, and prescribe the limits of the infected area, 

 and may, if he thinks fit, include within those limits any lands or 

 buildings adjoining or near to the stable, shad, fielJ, pasture or other 

 place to which the Government Veterin iry Surgeon's statement relates. 



(6.) If the Governor in Executive Council is not satisfied thxt such 

 course is expedient or necessary, he shall by order determine and declare 

 such place not an infected area, and tliereupon, as from the time 

 specified in that behalf in the order, the stable, shed, field, pasture or 

 other place shall cease to be an infected area. 



7. The Governor in Executive Council may cause any diseased or 

 suspected animal or any animal having been in tlie same stable, shed, 

 pen, herd, or flock, or in contact with any diseased or suspected animal 

 in any part of the Colony, whether declared to be an infected area or 

 not, to be slaughtered in order to prevent tbe spre id of the disease. 



Declaration 

 of infected 

 place by 

 Government 

 Veterinary 

 Suigeon. 



Slaughter of 

 (liseaseil or 

 suspected 

 animals. 



8. The Governor in Executive Council may award, fo • the compulsory Compensatioa 



for animals 

 slaughtered. 



slaughter of any animal under the provis'cns of this Ordinirce, such for animals 



-compensation as may bj t'longht fair, o it of any funds provid mI for that 

 purpose by the Legislative Council. 



