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Paragraph 6 Inadequate tissue sampleI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Where the Department is notified by an approved laboratory that a sample submitted in accordance with paragraphs 3 or 4 is not adequate to be subjected to analysis, the Department shall by notice issued to the keeper require the keeper to submit a further sample within 7 days of notification.

(2)

The keeper of a bovine notified in accordance with paragraph (1) shall—

(a)

ensure a further tissue sample is taken from that bovine; or

(b)

arrange for a blood sample to be taken from that bovine; and

(c)

ensure that the sample is dispatched to an approved laboratory within 7 days of taking the sample.

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Sch. para. 6 in operation at 1.3.2016, see art. 1