(1) On receipt ofthe report of the Vetednary Surgeon under sub-section ('2) of sectwn 15 or under sub-section (2) of section 16 and after such further enquiry, If any, as he may think fit, the Director of Animal Husbandry may-
(a) confirm any declaratwn made under section 15 or section 16 with or without modificat10n ; or
(b) cancel any such declarat10n.
(2) Where the Director of Animal Hushandry confirms such declaration, either with or without modification, he shall by notifica tion, in the Gazette defining the limits of the area to which the notification shall apply, declare such area to be an infected area.
(3) Where the Director of Animal Husbandry cancels such declaratiOn, the Inspector shall give notice of the cancellation to all persons to whom copies of such declaration were delivered or ou whom notices of such declaration were served.
(4) On the issue of a notification under aub-sectiou (2), any place declared by the Inspector or the Veterinary Surgeon to be an / • 142 infected place and not included in the infected area so defined shall cease to be an infected place and the Jmpector shall giv.:: notice accor· di ngly to the owner, occupier or person in charge of such place.
(5) (a) The Inspector shall cause to be exhibited, in the ian· guage of the locality, a copy of the notification under sub·section (2)-
(i) in the office of the Panchayat, Township or the Muni cipal Council or Cm poration, as the case may be, within the jurisdiction of wh1ch the infected area is situate ;
(ii) in the office of the National Extension Block, If any, within the jurisdiction of which the infected area is situate ; and
(iii) in such other prominent places in the infected area as the Inspector may think fit.
(b) The Inspector shall also cause to be so exhibited a copy of any subsequent notification adding to, amending, varying or rescinding such notificatiou.