# The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 8: Authorisation of cutting plants by the Agency

Extent: E+W

(1) If the Agency is satisfied that the provisions of Annex 5 and this Schedule will be complied with, the Agency may authorise a cutting plant to—
(a) remove those parts of the vertebral column of bovine animals that are specified risk material;
(b) remove the spinal cord from ovine or caprine animals—
(i) aged over 12 months at slaughter, or
(ii) that have a permanent incisor erupted through the gum;
(c) harvest the head meat from bovine animals in accordance with point 9 of Annex 5.
(2) Regulations 7, 9, 10 and 11 apply to any such authorisation, and all references to the Secretary of State in those regulations are to be read as references to the Agency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/731/schedule/7/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathies-england-regulations-2018/schedule-7/paragraph-8
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