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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 secure com- 

 pliance with Article 8 {Precautions to he adopted with respect to Milk, 

 etc.) and Article 9 {Detention and Isolation of Suspected Animals). 



Inspection and Examination of Animals. 



3. — (1) Where a Local Authority, by reason of information 

 received under the preceding Article or otherwise, have reasonable 

 ground for supposing that on any premises in their district there 

 is a cow which is suffering from chronic disease of the udder or 

 giving tuberculous milk, or a bovine animal which is emaciated 

 from tuberculosis, the Local Authority shall with all practical speed 

 cause such veterinary examination of the bovine animals on such 

 premises to be made by a Veterinary Inspector as in the opinion 

 of the Local Authority is necessary to ascertain whether any cow 

 thereon is suffering from tuberculosis of the udder or giving tuber- 

 culous milk, or whether any bovine animal thereon is emaciated 

 from tuberculosis. The Inspector may apply the tuberculin test to 

 a bovine animal with the previous consent in writing of the owner 

 thereof or of his agent, but not otherwise. 



(2) For the purpose of such examination, a Veterinary In- 

 spector may at all reasonable hours enter on any j)art of the 

 premises and examine any bovine animal thereon and require any 

 cow to be milked in his presence and may take samples of the milk, 

 and the milk of any particular teat shall, if he so require, be kept 

 separate, and separate samples thereof shall be furnished. 



(3) The Inspector may also take samples of the faeces or urine 

 of any bovine animal on the premises, or of any abnormal discharge 

 from any bovine animal thereon. 



(4) The occupier of the premises and the persons in his em- 

 ployment shall render such reasonable assistance to the Inspector 

 as may be required for all or any of the purposes of this Article, 

 and any person refusing such assistance shall be deemed guilty of 

 an offence against the Act of 1894. 



(5) The Inspector shall as soon as possible send to the Local 

 Authority a report showing the result of his inspection and ex- 

 amination, and of the examination of any sample taken by him. 

 The Local Authority, if not themselves the Sanitary Authority, 

 shall send a copy of the report to that Authority. 



(6) If the report of the Inspector as to any animal does not 

 show that it is suffering from tuberculosis of the udder, or giving 

 tuberculous milk, or emaciated from tuberculosis, the Local 

 Authority shall forthwith give notice in writing to the owner or 

 person in charge thereof that the provisions of this Order relating 



