S.L. 437.95 Art. 26National notification.

(1) Any person within the territory of Malta shall ensure that:

(a) when there are any reasons to suspect the presence of a disease listed in Part II of Schedule IV, or the presence of such disease is confirmed in aquatic animals, the suspicion and, or the confirmation is immediately notified to the department; and

(b) when increased mortality occurs in aquaculture animals, the mortality is immediately notified to the department or a private veterinarian for further investigations.

(2) The obligation to notify the matters referred to in sub-rule

(1) are imposed on:

(a) the owner and any person attending aquatic animals;

(b) any person accompanying aquaculture animals during transport;

(c) veterinary practitioners and other professionals involved in aquatic animal health services;

(d) official veterinarians, senior staff of veterinary or other official or private laboratories; and

(e) any other person with an occupational relationship to aquatic animals of susceptible species or to products of such animals.