Article 6 Restrictions throughout the United Kingdom

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person shall, in the United Kingdom:—

(a)

slaughter for human consumption or for use in the preparation of feeding stuffs any sheep that was in a designated area at any time after 11 a.m. on 20th June 1986; or

(b)

supply, or have in possession for supply, any meat derived from a sheep, or any food which contains any such meat, if that sheep was in a designated area at any time after 11 a.m. on 20th June 1986.

(2)

Paragraph (1) above shall not apply in the case of—

(a)

any sheep which was moved to a market in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the Act which consent did not require that the sheep to which it applies should be marked in a manner specified therein;

(b)

any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a blue mark; or

(c)

any sheep which—

(i)

was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a red mark or with an apricot mark; and

(ii)

has been examined and marked with an ear-tag by a person authorised in that behalf by one of the Ministers.