# The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 8: Brain stem sampling of ovine animals

Extent: E+W

(1) The Secretary of State must annually select slaughterhouses required to participate with the ovine survey requirement taking into account the factors set out in point 4 of Part 2 of Chapter A in Annex 3.
(2) The occupier of an ovine slaughterhouse that has been selected by the Secretary of State must comply with any notice requiring the occupier to—
(a) facilitate the taking of samples by a veterinary inspector from the brain stem of dead ovine animals to be tested at an approved testing laboratory in accordance with paragraph 9;
(b) ensure that an ovine carcase from which such sample has been taken remains identifiable and is retained separate from other ovine carcases until a negative test result for TSE has been reported to the occupier.
(3) Where a positive laboratory test result for TSE is reported to the occupier of a slaughterhouse in relation to a retained ovine carcase, the occupier must immediately dispose of the carcase and all parts of the body (including the blood and the hide) in accordance with the requirements in point 7.4 of Part 2 of Chapter A in Annex 3.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/731/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathies-england-regulations-2018/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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