{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/products-of-animal-origin-disease-control-scotland-order-2008/article-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/products-of-animal-origin-disease-control-scotland-order-2008/article-17.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2008/158",
  "legislation_title": "The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/products-of-animal-origin-disease-control-scotland-order-2008",
  "path": "article/17",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Powers and duties of inspectors",
  "text": "(1) An inspector may require a person in possession of any meat to detain that meat at a place specified by the inspector.\n(2) An inspector may require a person in possession of meat to dispose of that meat.\n(3) An inspector may require a person in possession of meat to treat that meat.\n(4) An inspector may carry out such inquiries, examinations and tests and take such samples as that inspector considers necessary.\n(5) An inspector may mark any animal, meat or other thing for identification purposes.\n(6) An inspector may, by notice to the occupier of any premises or establishment, require the marking of any meat.\n(7) An inspector may, by notice to the occupier of any premises or establishment, require the tracing of any meat that the occupier has handled.\n(8) An inspector may, by notice to the occupier of any premises or establishment, require the cleansing and disinfection of any part of those premises or that establishment.\n(9) An inspector may, by notice to the person in charge of any thing, require the cleansing and disinfection of that thing.\n(10) An inspector may, by notice to the occupier of any premises or establishment or the person in charge of any animal, or thing, require–\n(a) the isolation of the animal, or thing, in a specified place;\n(b) the separation of any animal, or thing, from any other animal, or thing.\n(11) An inspector may inspect and copy any records (in whatever form they are held) kept under this Order and remove such records so they may be copied.\n(12) An inspector may inspect and check the operation of any computer and associated apparatus or material used in connection with the making and keeping of records under this Order.\n(13) An inspector may require computer records to be produced in a form which may be taken away.\n(14) An inspector who enters any premises, establishment or vehicle may be accompanied by–\n(a) such other persons as that inspector considers necessary; ...\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(15) An inspector who enters any unoccupied premises or unoccupied establishment must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as the inspector found them.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in art. 17(14) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 24(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 17(14)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 24(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/158/article/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:07:23.944138+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}