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(4-) Where the notice of disease relates to a carcase of a horse, 

 ass, or mule, that has died or been slaughtered in the district of a 

 Local Authority other than the Local Authority which received the 

 notice, the latter shall forthwith inform the other Local Authority 

 of the receipt of the notice. 



Duty of Inspector to act immediately 



2. An Inspector of a Local Authority on receiving in any 

 manner whatsoever information of the supposed existence of epizootic 

 lymphangitis, or having reasonable ground to suspect the existence 

 of such disease, shall proceed with all practicable speed to the place 

 where such disease, according to the information received by him, 

 exists, or is suspected to exist, and shall there and elsewhere put in 

 force and discharge the powers and duties conferred and imposed on 

 him as Inspector by or under the Act of 1894 and this Order. 



Veterinary hiqulry by Local Authority as to existence of Epizootic 

 Lymphangitis 



3. (i) A Local Authority on receiving information of the 

 existence, or supposed existence, of epizootic lymphangitis shall 

 forthwith cause inquiry to be instituted as to the correctness of such 

 information with the assistance and advice of a Veterinary Inspector, 

 or of a veterinary practitioner qualified according to the Act of 1894 

 to be a Veterinary Inspector. 



(2) The owner or occupier of any premises on which there is 

 a horse, ass, or mule affected with, or suspected of epizootic 

 lymphangitis, or the carcase of any such horse, ass, or mule, shall 

 give all reasonable facilities for the inquiry by the Local Authority 

 under this Article, and any person failing to give such facilities shall 

 be deemed guilty of an offence against the Act of 1 894. 



Prohibition of Movement by Inspector of Local Authority 



4. (i) A Local Authority, on being satisfied by an inquiry 

 under the preceding Article of the existence of epizootic lymphangitis, 

 shall forthwith take such steps as may be practicable to secure the 

 isolation of any horse, ass, or mule affected with, or suspected of, 

 that disease, and for that purpose an Inspector of a Local Authority 

 may serve a Notice in writing (in the Form A set forth in the 

 Schedule to this Order or to the like effect) on the owner or person 



