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| (1) It shall be lawful for the Director to proclaim by affixing notices in conspicuous places on any road or portion thereof, or in any other suitable manner as he may deem fit that any road or portion thereof is an infected area and that it shall be closed to animal traffic of such species of animal specified in the Order under section 5, for the period specified in such notice. |
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| (2) Where a notice has been affixed under subsection (1), no person shall take any animal specified in such notice alone such road or portion thereof, during such specified period, whether for purposes of transport or otherwise. |
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| (3) It shall be the responsibility of an authorized officer to cause barriers to be put up at such points as may be determined by the Director, on any road or portion thereof, for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts