Article 22 Veterinary or laboratory premises, etc.

(1)

No person shall transport specified bovine material to premises specified in article 12 above unless the specified bovine material is in a container marked with—

(a)

the words “specified bovine material”;

(b)

its place of destination; and

(c)

the name of the person to whom it is being sent.

(2)

Any person delivering specified bovine material to such premises shall state in writing to the consignee the place from which the specified bovine material was collected for delivery.

(3)

The consignee shall record on arrival of the specified bovine material at the premises—

(a)

the weight of the specified bovine material delivered;

(b)

the date of delivery; and

(c)

the place from which it was consigned,

and shall keep such records for two years from the date of arrival.

(4)

The consignee shall not dispose of or consign that material except to other premises specified in article 12 above or to premises specified in article 17 above, in which case he shall keep a record for two years from the date of consignment of the weight consigned, the date it was consigned and the destination of the specified bovine material.

(5)

When the specified bovine material is no longer needed, the consignee shall—

(a)

ensure that any residual specified bovine material is buried or effectively destroyed on the premises or is consigned to premises specified in article 17 above for destruction;

(b)

ensure (where specified bovine material is consigned for destruction in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) above) that the residual specified bovine material is stained before consignment (whether by immersion, spraying or other application) with a 0.5% weight/volume solution of the colouring agent Patent Blue V (E131, 1971 Colour Index No. 42051)^f1 in such way that the colouring is clearly visible over the whole surface of the material; and

(c)

keep a record for two years of the place and method of burial or destruction.

(6)

For the purposes of this article, the “consignee” is the occupier of premises specified in article 12 above to which specified bovine material is delivered.

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Footnotes

f1: Colour Index is published by the Society of Dyers and Colourists at Perkin House, 82 Grattan Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 2JB.