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place without permission from the I.L.A. Any skin, fleece or wool must be 

 disinfected before removal by being soaked in sheep-dip. An I.L.A. may license 

 sheep for removal to a slaughterhouse if the sheep are marked with a red 

 cross on the loins. The fleeces of such sheep slaughtered in a slaughterhouse 

 may not be removed until they have been dipped in sheep-dip. Necessary 

 movement of detained sheep, such as for feeding, isolation, &c., may be done by 

 licence from the I.L.A. 



When a L.A. receives information that sheep-scab is suspected to exist 

 a V.S. must be called in to examine the sheep. 



Treatment of Sheep under Detention. Where a Detention Notice is in force 

 the sheep must be thoroughly dipped at least twice in an efficient sheep-dip 

 with an interval of not less than 7 days and not more than 14 days between the 

 dippings in the presence and to the satisfaction of an I.L.A. An I.L.A. may 

 cause further treatment of the sheep, but sheep that have been dipped as required 

 are not required to be dipped until after the expiration of 7 days. 



Power to serve Isolation and Dipping Notices. An I.L.A. may serve an 

 Isolation Notice on the owner of any sheep which he has reason to believe 

 have been in contact with any sheep affected with or suspected of sheep-scab, 

 or which have otherwise been exposed to the infection of sheep-scab. The 

 sheep to which this Notice relates may not be moved from the premises except 

 by licence of an I.L.A., nor be permitted to stray from the premises, nor come 

 in contact with other sheep. An I.L.A. is to serve a Dipping Notice requiring 

 incontact sheep to be dipped twice with an interval of not less than 7 days 

 and not more than 14 days. 



Certificate of Dipping. Where sheep are dipped in the presence and to the 

 satisfaction of an I.L.A., he is to give the owner a certificate to that effect. 



Disinfection for Sheep-Scab. Any place in which a sheep affected with 

 sheep-scab has been kept, and all utensils, pens, hurdles, &c., are to be cleansed 

 and disinfected by and at the expense of the owner or occupier of the place 

 as follows : The floor and all parts of the place and all litter, &c., shall be 

 saturated with carbolic acid or other suitable disinfectant, then swept out and 

 all litter, wool, &c., buried or effectively destroyed. In the case of a field, 

 yard, &c., the fragments of wool are to be collected and destroyed and rubbing- 

 places disinfected. All utensils, pens, hurdles, &c., are to be swabbed with a 

 solution of carbolic acid or other suitable disinfectant. 



Regulations of Local Authorities. A Local Authority may, with a view to 

 preventing the spreading of sheep-scab, make Regulations requiring sheep to be 

 dipped that have moved into their district unless to a sale-yard, fair, &c., or to 

 a temporary place of detention for not more than 7 days, for regulating the 

 movement of sheep that have been moved to a place of detention in their 

 district from without, and for the occupier to notify the arrival of the sheep; 

 for regulating the movement of sheep within their district; for prescribing, 

 regulating, and securing the periodical treatment of all sheep in their district 

 by effective dipping in an efficient sheep-dip; and for requiring every sheep- 

 dealer to keep a register with such particulars of his purchases and sales of 

 sheep as may be prescribed by the Regulations. Regulations made by a L.A. 

 have to be submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture for approval. 



Prohibition to Expose or Move Sheep affected with or suspected of Sheep- 

 Scab. The usual restrictions on the movement of diseased or suspected animals 

 or their exposure in markets, fairs, highways, &c, are enforced. Diseased or 

 suspected sheep that are exposed in contravention to the requirements of the 

 Order may be seized and dealt with by the L.A. 



Approval of Sheep-Dips for Sheep-Scab. A sheep-dip prepared in accord- 

 ance with any of the prescriptions specified below is to be regarded as a sheep- 

 dip approved by the Minister of Agriculture, and a sheep-dip contained in a 

 package or vessel marked with a statement or indication that the dip has been 

 so prepared is also regarded as an approved dip. 



Sampling of Dips. Where sheep are required to be dipped, the person who 

 dips the sheep must supply to the I.L.A. on request a sample of the dip or allow 

 the inspector to take one, and must give to the inspector particulars asked for 

 concerning the dip. 



