Paragraph 2

(1)

The operator of unlicensed premises must make a record of a bovine animal to be admitted that–

(a)

did not belong to a herd officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis in accordance with F1sections A and B of Chapter 1 of Annex D to Directive 64/432/EEC; or

(b)

was produced by a dam which did not, after removal of the bovine animal from it, test negative to a test carried out in accordance with Annex D (Chapter II) to Directive 64/432/EEC.

(2)

The operator of unlicensed premises must pass a copy of any record made under sub paragraph (1) to F2—

(a)

the centre veterinarian of the centre if the bovine animal’s semen is moved for processing to a licensed collection centre or a domestic collection centre; or

(b)

the veterinarian responsible for supervision of processing if the bovine animal’s semen is moved for processing to any other premises;

not later than the date of such move.

F3(3)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a), Section A(iii) of Chapter 1 of Annex D to Directive 64/432/EEC is to be read as if the reference to “Member State or region” includes the United Kingdom or region of the United Kingdom.

(4)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b), Annex D (Chapter II) to Directive 64/432/EEC is to be read as if the references to “The State institutes, national reference laboratories or official institutes designated in accordance with Article 6a” include—

(a)

in relation to Scotland, a laboratory approved by the Scottish Ministers,

(b)

in relation to another part of the United Kingdom, a laboratory approved by an authority under legislation in force in that part of the United Kingdom,

for co-ordinating the standards and methods of diagnosis referred to.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in sch. 7 para. 2(1)(a) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 22(15)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in sch. 7 para. 2(2) substituted (2.2.2024) by The Bovine Semen (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/370), regs. 1, 16(b)
F3: Sch. 7 para. 2(3)(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 22(15)(b) (as amended by S.S.I. 2020/380, regs. 1(2), 3(3)(e)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)