Cap. 36 Art. 72Power of Minister responsible for agriculture to declare place to be "an infected place".

(1) The Minister responsible for agriculture, if satisfied of the correctness of the declaration made by the government veterinary surgeon as to the existence or past existence of such disease, shall make an order declaring the place wherein the disease exists or has existed, and, if necessary, the area within half a mile in any direction from such place, to be infected with such disease.

(2) If the Minister responsible for agriculture is not satisfied of the correctness of the said declaration as to the existence or past existence of the disease, he shall make an order containing a declaration to that effect, and, thereupon, as from the time specified in such order, the place to which the declaration refers, shall cease to be a place infected with disease.