# The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 9: Approval of TSE testing laboratories

Extent: E+W

(1) The Secretary of State must approve laboratories to test samples taken under these Regulations if satisfied that the laboratory—
(a) will carry out the testing in accordance with Chapter C of Annex 10, and
(b) has adequate quality control procedures in place, which include being able to accurately identify the correct identification of the samples and notification of test results.
(2) A laboratory approved under corresponding legislation elsewhere in the United Kingdom is treated as an approved testing laboratory.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/731/schedule/2/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathies-england-regulations-2018/schedule-2/paragraph-9
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