IV 



Duty of Inspector to act immediate^ 



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 elisease, 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 Inquiry 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 and occupier of any premises on which there is 

 a horse affected with, or suspected of, epizootic lymphangitis, or the 

 carcase of any such horse, 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 oftcnce 

 against the Act of 1894. 



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 lymphan- 

 gitis, shall forthwith take such steps as may be practicable to secure 

 the isolation of any horse 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 in charge of any 

 horse requiring that such horse be detained on or in any field, yard, 

 stable, shed, or other place specified in the Notice, and after the 

 service of such Notice it shall not be lawful for any person, while 

 such Notice is in force — 



{a) to move such horse from or out of such place of detention ; 



or 

 (J?) to permit any other horse to come in contact with any horse 



to which the Notice applies ; or 



