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Disposal of Carcases 



7. (i) The carcase of every horse, ass, or mule 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 

 Department, 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 Department, 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, ass, or mule, or for securing the burial or destruction of the 

 same : Provided that the povvcr 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. 



(3) Where under this Article a Local Authority cause a carcase 

 to be buried, they shall first cause its skin to be so slashed as to be 

 useless. 



(4) A Local Authority may cause or allow a carcase to be taken 

 into the District of another Local Authority to be buried or 

 destroyed, with the previous consent of that Local Authority or with 

 a Licence in that behalf of the Department, but not otherwise. 



Digging up 



8. It shall not be lawful for any person, except with the 

 Licence of an Inspector of the Department, to dig up, or cause to 

 be dug up, the carcase of any horse that has been buried. 



Powers of the Department 



9. Any powers by this Order conferred upon a Local Authority 

 or an Inspector of Local Authority may at any time be exercised 

 by the Department or an Inspector of the Department respectively. 



