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Explanatory note

England, Wales and Scotland

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which extends to Great Britain, amends the BSE (No. 2) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3183, as amended by S.I. 1997/2387) as a consequence of the BSE Offspring Slaughter Regulations 1998. The definition of “exposed animal” is amended to exclude any offspring animal, defined as a bovine animal born on or after 1st August 1996 in the United Kingdom to a dam which was affected or suspected of being affected with BSE when it gave birth to the animal or which has subsequently become affected or suspected of being affected with BSE.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment for this Order is not required.

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

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Order revoked (S.) (19.6.2002) by The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/255), reg. 1(1), sch. 9 Pt. I (with reg. 2)