Regulation 5 The TSE requirements

England and Wales

(1)

For the purposes of Article 11, where a person has in their possession or under their control any animal suspected of being infected with a TSE that person must immediately notify the Secretary of State and detain the animal on the holding until it has been examined by a veterinary inspector.

(2)

Where a veterinary surgeon examines or inspects an animal and reasonably suspects the animal of being infected with a TSE, the veterinary surgeon must immediately notify the Secretary of State of that suspicion.

(3)

Where a person examines the carcase of an animal in a laboratory and reasonably suspects the presence of a TSE, that person must immediately notify the Secretary of State, and retain the carcase until a veterinary inspector has authorised disposal.

(4)

The TSE requirements in Schedule 1 apply.

(5)

The occupier of a slaughterhouse must comply with the requirement to take samples or to facilitate the taking of samples by an inspector resulting from the Secretary of State's TSE monitoring requirements in Annex 3.

(6)

In accordance with Article 12, a person with animals placed under an official movement restriction must comply with—

(a)

any instructions given by an inspector and co-operate with the Secretary of State in delivering the TSE monitoring requirements in Annex 3;

(b)

any instructions given by an inspector and co-operate with the Secretary of State in taking action to control and eradicate a TSE in Annex 7;

(c)

the requirements in Annex 4 for the production, use of equipment, packaging, storage and transport of animal feed;

(d)

the animal feeding requirements in Annex 4;

(e)

the prohibitions concerning animal feeding in Article 7, unless the animal feed products are produced using production and manufacturing processes approved by the F1Secretary of State;

(f)

the requirements for dealing with specified risk material in Article 8 and Annex 5 and Schedule 7;

(g)

the restrictions in Annex 8 and Schedule 8 concerning the placement of animals or products on the market or for export.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 5(6)(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/809), regs. 1(b), 3; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)