# The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018, Regulation 4: Exception for research

Extent: E+W

(1) The TSE requirements do not apply in relation to animals kept for the purposes of research in a holding approved for that purpose under this regulation by the Secretary of State.
(2) If a bovine, ovine or caprine animal which is kept in an approved research holding dies or is killed, it is a TSE requirement for the occupier to dispose of it as a Category 1 animal by-product in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products not intended for human consumption , as implemented by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/731/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathies-england-regulations-2018/regulation-4
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