# The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Wales) Order 2006, Article 23: Sampling and clinical examination of susceptible animals before slaughter

Extent: E+W

Where the National Assembly serves notice of its intention to cause slaughter of animals under paragraph 2A or 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act, it must ensure that any sampling and clinical examination it considers necessary to carry out the veterinary inquiry in article 12 is undertaken before, or immediately following, slaughter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/179/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foot-and-mouth-disease-wales-order-2006/article-23
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