Power of Commissioner to declare infected areas.

(1) On receipt of a report under sub-section (3) of section 11 or sub-section (2) of section 12, the prescribed authority shall after making such further inquiry as it thinks fit, submit such report with its remarks thereon, to the State Government. (2) The State Government on receipt of the report may— (a) confirm the declaration made under sub-section (1) or (3) of section 11 or sub-section (1) of section 12 either with or without modification; or (b) cancel any such declaration. (3) Where the State Government confirms any such declaration, either with or without modification, it shall, by a notification in the Official Gazette, define the limits of the area to which the declaration, with the modifications, if any, made therein, shall apply and declare such area to be an infected area. (4) The State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette add to, amend vary or rescind any notification published under sub-section (3) either on its own motion or on a further report of the Veterinary Surgeon submitted to it through the prescribed authority. (5) On publication of a notification under sub-section (3) or (4), any place declared by the Inspector or the Veterinary Surgeon to be an infected place and not included in the infected area as defined in such notification shall cease to be an infected place and the Inspector shall give notice accordingly to the owner, occupier or person in charge of such place. (6) The Inspector shall cause to be exhibited in some prominent place in the infected area and in the regional language thereof a copy of the notification issued under sub-section (3) or (4). (7) Where the State Government cancels any declaration referred to in sub-section (2), any place specified in such declaration shall cease to be an infected place and the Inspector shall give notice accordingly to all persons to whom copies of such declaration were delivered or on whom notices of such declaration were served.