# The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 3: Destruction without sampling

Extent: E+W

A person must not destroy the body of a bovine animal to which paragraph 1(1) applies before the animal has undergone sampling by a trained person at an approved sampling site, except in accordance with a direction of the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/731/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathies-england-regulations-2018/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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