206 CLINICAL BACTERIOLOGY AND 



TUBERCULOSIS ORDER OF 1913. 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, by virtue and 

 in exercise of the powers vested in them under the Diseases 

 of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1911, and of every other power 

 enabling them in this behalf, do order, and it is hereby 

 ordered, as follows : 



Interpretation. 

 1. In this Order — 



"The Board" means the Board of Agriculture and 



Fisheries : 

 " Local Authority " means a Local Authority for the 



purposes of the Act of 1894 : 

 " The Act of 1894 " means the Diseases of Animals 



Act, 1894 : 

 " Inspector " includes Veterinary Inspector : 

 " Bovine animal " means a bull, cow, ox, heifer, or 



calf : 

 " Cow " includes a heifer that has calved : 

 "Milk" includes cream and separated or skimmed 



milk. 



Other terms have, where the context so permits, the 

 same meaning and scope as in the Act of 1894. 



Notice of Disease. 



2. — (1) Every person having in his possession or under 

 his charge 



(i.) any cow which is, or appears to be, suffering front 

 tuberculosis of the udder, indurated uddei*, or 

 other chronic disease of the udder; or 



(ii.) any bovine animal which is, or appears to be, 

 suffering from tuberculosis with emaciation 



shall without avoidable delay give information of the fact 

 to a constable of the police force for the area wherein the 

 animal is, or to an Inspector of the Local Authority, and 

 the constable or Inspector shall transmit the information to 

 the Local Authority, who, if not themselves the Sanitary 

 Authority, shall inform that Authority. 



(2) The person in possession or having charge of the 

 animal shall forthwith take such steps as are necessary to 



