Paragraph 8 Consignment and slaughter of an over-age bovine animal
(1)
If a bovine animal was born or reared in the United Kingdom before 1st August 1996, it is an offence to —
(a)
consign it to a slaughterhouse which slaughters animals for human consumption (whether the animal is alive or dead); or
(b)
slaughter it for human consumption.
(2)
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), a bovine animal is deemed to have been born or reared in the United Kingdom before 1st August 1996 unless records held by the Department or any cattle passport in relation to that animal shows either that—
(a)
it was born in the United Kingdom on or after 1st August 1996; or
(b)
it first entered the United Kingdom on or after 1st August 1996.