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7. Before commencing to use as a cowshed or as a place for the
keeping of milk a building not previously used for that purpose the
occupier shall give one month's notice in writing to the sanitary
authority of his intention so to do.
PART IV.
Health and Inspection of Cattle.
8. Every county council and county borough council shall cause to
be made such inspections of cattle as may be necessary and proper for
the purposes of the Act and of this Order.
9. Where a veterinary inspector gives notice to a cowkeeper of his
intention to make an inspection of cattle for the purposes of the Act
or of this Order the cowkeeper shall not allow any cow to be removed
from the registered premises without the consent of the inspector until
the inspection has been made or a period of forty-eight hours has elapsed
from the receipt of the notice.
10. A veterinary inspector making the inspection of cattle in pursuance
of the Act or of this Order may require any cow to be milked in his
presence and may take samples of the milk and may require that the
milk from any particular teat shall be kept separate, and he may take
separate samples thereof.
11. The following diseases affecting cows, in addition to the diseases
specified in Section 5 of the Act, shall be diseases for the purposes of
that section, namely:—
Any comatose condition;
Any septic condition of the uterus;
Any infection of the udder or teats, which is likely to convey disease;
Provided that, where an officer of a local authority gives a notice
under the section with regard to any of the diseases set out in this
article:—
(1) The notice shall forthwith be withdrawn as soon as the officer
or the authority is satisfied that the cow is no longer in an
infective condition; and it shall in any case cease to operate
at the expiration of such period not exceeding five days as
may be specified therein, but without prejudice to the right
of the officer to give a further notice or notices with a like
limitation of duration; and
(2) The local authority shall, if required so to do by the person
receiving such notice, afford him an opportunity to appear
before them for the purpose of applying for the withdrawal
of the notice and shall consider any written representations
made by him for the same purpose.
PART V.
General Provisions for Securing the Cleanliness of Dairies, &c.,
and for Protecting Milk against Infection and Contamination.
12.—(1) Every cowshed and every building used for keeping milk,
other than a cold store, shall be provided with a sufficient number of
windows or other openings suitably placed and communicating directly
with the external air. The windows or permanent openings shall be
such as to secure that the building is sufficiently lighted during the
hours of daylight and the openings provided for ventilation shall be
kept in proper order and so used as to secure that the air in the building
is kept in a fresh and wholesome condition
(2) Every such building in which milking or any other process is
carried on during the hours of darkness shall also be provided with