Paragraph 1

England and Wales

The operator of unlicensed premises must ensure that—

(a)

the accommodation in which the bovine animals from which semen is to be collected are kept, and the collection facilities (if different), are constructed so that they can be readily cleaned and disinfected;

(b)

the Welsh Ministers are notified immediately if the result of any test carried out on a bovine animal on the premises, for any disease that must be tested for under these Regulations, indicates a change in the health status of the bovine animal;

(c)

semen collected is moved to F1a licensed collection centre F2, to a domestic collection centre or to unlicensed processing premises for processing, accompanied by documents certifying—

(i)

the bovine animal satisfies the requirements of regulations 19(c), 19(d) and 19(e) on the day of collection.

F3(ii)

where the semen is moved to a licensed collection centre, the bovine animal has been subjected to the tests specified in paragraph 1(1) of Part 2 of Schedule 3 with negative results;

(iia)

where the semen is moved to a domestic collection centre or to unlicensed processing premises, the bovine animal has been subjected to the tests specified in paragraph 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 8 with negative results;

(iii)

that the unlicensed premises satisfy the requirements in regulation 20(2); and

(iv)

the premises from which the bovine animal came satisfy the requirements in regulation 22(6).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Regulations substituted (31.12.2020) by The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/597), reg. 2(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Sch. 7 para. 1(c) substituted (18.3.2013) by The Bovine Semen (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/398), regs. 1(2), 11(a)
F3: Sch. 7 para. 1(c)(ii)(iia) substituted for Sch. 7 para. 1(c)(ii) (18.3.2013) by The Bovine Semen (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/398), regs. 1(2), 11(b)