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The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018

S.I. 2018/731 · Made 13 June 2018 · Extends to England and Wales

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Animals, England

Animal Health

Made 13th June 2018

Laid before Parliament 18th June 2018

Coming into force 19th July 2018

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations under the powers conferred by section 2(2) and Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 M1.

The Secretary of State is designated M2 for the purposes of section 2(2) of that Act in relation to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health.

The Secretary of State has consulted as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 M3 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1972 c 68.

M2

S.I. 1999/2027.

M3

OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p 1, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 (OJ No L189, 27.6.2014, p. 1).

Contents

  1. Part 1: General provisions
  2. 1Citation, commencement, extent and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Appointment of competent authority
  5. 4Exception for research
  6. Part 2: TSE controls
  7. 5The TSE requirements
  8. 6Application of the Schedules
  9. Part 3: Administration and enforcement
  10. 7Approvals, authorisations, licences and registrations
  11. 8Occupier's duty
  12. 9Suspension and amendment
  13. 10Revocations of approvals, authorisations, licences and registrations
  14. 11Appeals
  15. 12Valuations
  16. 13Appointment and authorisation of inspectors
  17. 14Powers of entry
  18. 15Powers of inspectors
  19. 16Notices
  20. 17Notices restricting movement
  21. 18Offences and penalties
  22. 19Corporate responsibility
  23. 20Enforcement
  24. 21Consequential amendments
  25. 22Revocations
  26. 23Transitional provisions
  27. 24Review
  28. Signature
  29. Schedule 1The TSE requirements
  30. Schedule 2: Monitoring for TSE
  31. 1Delivery of the body of a bovine animal for the purpose of monitoring
  32. 2Approved sampling site
  33. 3Destruction without sampling
  34. 4Retention of carcases of bovine animals pending test results
  35. 5Remote Areas
  36. 6Brain stem sampling of bovine animals at slaughterhouse
  37. 7Retention of products and disposal
  38. 8Brain stem sampling of ovine animals
  39. 9Approval of TSE testing laboratories
  40. 10Compensation payable to person responsible for slaughter
  41. Schedule 3: Control of TSE in bovine animals
  42. 1Restriction on movements pending results of TSE testing
  43. 2Identification of cohorts and offspring
  44. 3Action following confirmation of TSE
  45. 4Death while under restriction
  46. 5Prohibitions from placing on the market
  47. 6Consignment and slaughter of an over-age bovine animal
  48. 7Compensation
  49. 8Exceptions
  50. Schedule 4: Control of TSE in ovine or caprine animals
  51. 1Restriction of a notified ovine or caprine animal
  52. 2Movement restrictions
  53. 3Killing all ovines and caprines on a holding when BSE is suspected
  54. 4Killing of a suspect ovine or caprine animal in other circumstances
  55. 5Confirmation of atypical scrapie in an ovine or caprine animal
  56. 6No action to kill or destroy until appeal determined or withdrawn
  57. 7Infected animals from another holding
  58. 8Common grazing
  59. 9Multiple flocks or herds on a holding
  60. 10Change of occupier
  61. 11Death while under restriction
  62. 12Compensation for an ovine or caprine animal killed as a suspect animal or on confirmation of any TSE
  63. 13Compensation for milk and milk products compulsorily destroyed
  64. Schedule 5: Control of TSE in animals that are not bovine, ovine or caprine
  65. 1Restriction on a notified animal
  66. 2Killing of a suspect animal
  67. 3Compensation
  68. Schedule 6: Unlawful feedingstuffs
  69. 1Killing of animals that have had access to unlawful feedingstuffs
  70. 2Compensation
  71. 3Restriction and disposal of unlawful feedingstuffs
  72. Schedule 7: Specified risk material, mechanically separated meat and slaughtering techniques
  73. 1The Food Standards Agency as the competent authority
  74. 2Removal of specified risk material
  75. 3Bovine animals in a slaughterhouse
  76. 4Ovine and caprine animals in a slaughterhouse
  77. 5Bovine, ovine and caprine animals in other places of slaughter
  78. 6Young ovine and caprine stamps
  79. 7Removal of spinal cord from ovine and caprine animals
  80. 8Authorisation of cutting plants by the Agency
  81. 9Removal of specified risk material at a cutting plant authorised under paragraph 8(1)
  82. 10Carcases from an EU member State
  83. 11Staining and disposal of specified risk material
  84. 12Security of specified risk material
  85. 13Prohibition on the sale, supply or possession for sale or supply of specified risk material for human consumption
  86. Schedule 8: Restrictions on placing on the market and export
  87. 1Paragraph 1
  88. 2Paragraph 2
  89. 3Paragraph 3
  90. 4Paragraph 4
  91. Schedule 9Revocations
  92. Explanatory note