Paragraph 3 Slaughter of a suspect animalI1

England and Wales Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 3 para. 1 coming into force by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2006 reg. 1
Sch. 3 para. 2 coming into force by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2006 reg. 1
Sch. 3 para. 3 coming into force by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2006 reg. 1
Sch. 3 para. 4 coming into force by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2006 reg. 1
Sch. 3 para. 5 coming into force by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2006 reg. 1
Sch. 3 para. 6 coming into force by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2006 reg. 1
Sch. 3 para. 7 coming into force by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2006 reg. 1
Sch. 3 para. 8 coming into force by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2006 reg. 1
Sch. 3 para. 9 coming into force by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2006 reg. 1
Sch. 3 para. 10 coming into force by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2006 reg. 1

(1)

For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article 12 of the Community TSE Regulation, if a veterinary inspector suspects that a bovine animal is affected with BSE, he must either —

(a)

kill it on the holding immediately;

(b)

remove the cattle passport and serve a notice prohibiting the animal from being moved from the holding until it has been killed; or

(c)

ensure that its cattle passport is stamped “Not for human consumption” and serve a notice directing the owner to consign it to other premises for killing and prohibiting movement other than in accordance with that direction.

(2)

He must restrict the movement of other bovine animals from the holding in accordance with the second and fourth paragraphs of Article 12(1) of the Community TSE Regulation and Article 2(1)(a) of Commission Decision 2005/598/EC.

(3)

In accordance with Article 12(3) of the Community TSE Regulation, if the animal is killed on the holding, it is an offence to remove the body from that holding except in accordance with a written direction from an inspector.

(4)

If the animal is not killed immediately, its keeper must dispose of its milk in such a way that it cannot be consumed by humans or animals except its own calf or animals kept for research purposes, and failure to comply with this sub-paragraph is an offence.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 1.3.2006, see reg. 1