Report of the Departmental Committee apointed to inquire as to precautions for preventing danger of infection from anthrax in the manipulation of wool, goat hair, and camel hair.
- Great Britain. Committee on Anthrax.
- Date:
- 1918
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report of the Departmental Committee apointed to inquire as to precautions for preventing danger of infection from anthrax in the manipulation of wool, goat hair, and camel hair. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![on the provisions of those sections and this Order, including such sections as relate to offences and legal proceedings. Presumption of Knowledge of Disease. 20. Where the owner or person in charge of an animal or carcase is charged with an offence against the Act of 1894 relative to anthrax, he shall be pre- sumed to have known of the existence of that disease, unless and until he shows, to the satisfaction of the Court, that he had not knowledge thereof and could not with reasonable diligence have obtained that knowledge. Offences. 21.—(1) If an animal or any thing is moved in contravention of this Order, or of a notice served there- under, the owner of the animal or thing, and the person for the time being in charge thereof, and the person causing, directing, or permitting the movement, and the person moving or conveying the animal or thing, and the owner and the charterer and the master of the vessel in which it is moved, and the consignee or other person receiving or keeping it knowing it to have been moved in contravention as aforesaid, and the occupier of the place from which the animal or thing is moved, shall, each according to and in respect of his own acts and defaults, be deemed guilty of an offence against the Act of 1894. (2) If a carcase is buried or destroyed or otherwise dealt with in contravention of this Order, the owner of the carcase, and the person for the time being in charge thereof, and the person causing, directing, or permitting the carcase to be so buried, destroyed, or otherwise dealt with, shall, each according to and in respect of his own acts and defaults, be deemed guilty of an offence against the Act of 1894. Revocation of Order. | 22. The Order described in the Second Schedule to this Order is hereby revoked. Extent. 23. This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland. Commencement. 24, This Order shall come into operation on the first day of January, nineteen hundred and eleven. Short Title. 25. This Order may be cited as the Anthrax Order of 1910. In witness whereof the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have hereunto set their Official Seal this twenty-fourth day of September, nine- teen hundred and ten. T. H. Evutiort, Secretary, FIRST SCHEDULE. FORMS. _ Form A. [Articles 7 (1) and 9.] Notice declaring Infected Place. ANTHRAX ORDER oF 1919. To C.D. , of 1 ys eS > of ' , being an Inspector appointed by the Local Authority of the [county] of , hereby give you notice ax 31340 145 as the occupier of the undermentioned premises that, in accordance with the provisions of the Order of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries under which this Notice is issued, the undermentioned premises become an Infected Place subject to the Rules printed on the back of this Notice, Dated this day of (Signed) Lee A.B. Description of Infected Place. The Rules in Article 9 are to be printed on the back of this Notice. The expression “animals” in the Rules means cattle, sheep, and goats, and all other ruminating animals, and swine, horses, asses, mules, and dogs. The Inspector is with all practicable speed to send copies of this Notice to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, to the police officer in charge of the nearest police station of the District, and to the Medical Officer of Health. Form B. [Article 7 (3).] Withdrawal of Notice (Form A).} ANTHRAX ORDER oF 1910. To Cf): , of IAB: 2OL , being an Inspector appointed by the Local Authority for the [county | of , hereby withdraw, as from this day of , 191 , the Notice signed by and served upon you on the day of 191 , relating to premises in your occupation at ; Dated this day of waa! (Signed) A.B. The Inspector is with all practicable speed to send copies of this Notice to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, and to the police officer in charge of the nearest police station of the District. Form OC. [Article 4 (2).] Notice to Occupier of Premises on which there is a diseased or suspected animal or carcase. ANTHRAX ORDER OF 1910, To the occupier of Take notice that by the above-mentioned Order you, as the occupier of premises on which there is an animal [a carcase] which is affected with or suspected of anthrax, are required— (i) to prevent access of animals or fowls to the diseased or suspected animal [carcase], or to any part of the premises which has been ex- posed to infection of anthrax from the animal [carcase]; and detain on the above premises any animal thereon affected with anthrax or suspected of being so affected and any other head of cattle, or sheep, or goat, or swine which has been in the same shed, stable, building, yard, or field with the diseased or suspected animal [carcase | until it is certified under the Order that the animal [carcase] was not affected with anthrax or a Notice (Form A.) is served on you under Article 7 of the Order. The expression “ animals” means cattle, sheep, and goats, and all other ruminating animals, and swine, horses, asses, mules, and dogs. 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