# The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Eradication Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 6: Inadequate tissue sample

Extent: N.I.

(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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/22/schedule/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-viral-diarrhoea-eradication-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2016/schedule/paragraph-6
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