Article 2 Amendment of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (No. 2) Order 1996F1I1

the definition of “exposed animal” shall be revoked and the following definition substituted–

• ““exposed animal” means a bovine animal, other than an offspring animal, which has been exposed to the infection of the disease;”; and

after the definition of “MBM product” the following definition shall be inserted–

• ““offspring animal” means a bovine animal born on or after 1st August 1996 in the United Kingdom to a dam which–

  1. (a)

     was affected or suspected of being affected with the disease when it gave birth to the animal; or

  2. (b)

     has subsequently become affected or suspected of being affected with the disease;”.