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{d) In the case of a field, yard, or other place which is not 

 capable of being so cleansed and disinfected, it shall be 

 sufficient if such field, yard, or place be cleansed and 

 disinfected so far as may be practicable. 

 {/) Every utensil, manger, feeding-trough, pen, hurdle, harness, 

 or other thing used for or about such horse, shall, as soon as 

 practicable after being so used and before being used for any 

 other horse, be cleansed and disinfected by being thoroughly 

 washed, or scrubbed, or scoured, with water, and, where 

 practicable, washed over with lime-wash, or with some 

 disinfectant approved by the Local Authority. 

 (2) If any person fails to cleanse and disinfect any place, or 

 any utensil, manger, feeding-trough, pen, hurdle, harness, or other 

 thing, in accordance with this Article, it shall be lawful for the Local 

 Authority, without prejudice to the recovery of any penalty for the 

 contravention of this Article, to cause such place or such utensil, 

 manger, feeding-trough, pen, hurdle, harness, or other thing to be 

 cleansed and disinfected, and to recover the expenses of such 

 cleansing and disinfection from such person in any court of 

 competent jurisdiction. 



Disposal of Carcases 



6. (i) The carcase of every horse that was affected 



with epizootic lymphangitis at the time when it died or was 



slaughtered shall be disposed of by the Local Authority as follows : 



(i) Either the Local Authority shall cause the carcase to be 



buried as soon as possible in its skin in some proper place, 



and to be covered with a sufficient quantity of quicklime or 



other disinfectant, and with not less than six feet of earth ; 



(ii) Or the Local Authority may, if authorised by Licence of the 



Board, cause the carcase to be destroyed, under the inspection 



of the Local Authority, in the mode following : The carcase 



shall be disinfected, and shall then be taken, in charge of an 



officer of the Local Authority, to premises approved for the 



purpose by the Board, and shall be there destroyed by 



exposure to a high temperature, or by chemical agents. 



(2) With a view to the execution of the foregoing provisions 



of this Article the Local Authority may make such Regulations as 



they think fit for prohibiting or regulating the removal of any 



carcase of a horse, or for securing the burial or destruction of the 



same : Provided that the power to make Regulations under this 



Article shall be exercised only by the Local Authority or their 



Executive Committee and shall not be deputed to any other 



Committee or Sub-Committee. 



