Paragraph 4 Movement restrictions

(1)

For the purposes of Article 12(1) (measures with respect to suspect animals) of, and point 2.2 of F1Chapter B of Annex VII (measures following confirmation of the presence of a TSE) to, the EU TSE Regulation, following suspicion of a TSE (whether in a live animal or through the monitoring under Annex III to the EU TSE Regulation (monitoring system)), an inspector—

(a)

must serve a notice prohibiting the movement onto or from its holding of any sheep or goat on the same holding as the suspect animal if the inspector considers that the animal was exposed to a TSE on that holding;

(b)

may serve a notice prohibiting the movement onto or from any holding of any sheep or goat if there is evidence that the suspect animal was exposed to a TSE on that holding;

(c)

may serve a notice prohibiting movement onto or from a holding where an animal specified in point 1(b) of Chapter B of Annex VII to the EU TSE Regulation (measures following confirmation of the presence of a TSE) is kept or where the inspector suspects such an animal is kept; and

(d)

must serve a notice prohibiting the movement of sheep or goat milk, or sheep or goat milk products, derived from any sheep or goat present on any holding referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).

(2)

Movements of restricted animals or products are only permitted in accordance with regulation 16.

(3)

To avoid doubt, a notice served under sub-paragraph (1)(d) does not prohibit the use of milk or milk products within the holding.

(4)

A notice referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (d) remains in force until one of paragraphs 5, 6, 7 or 9 applies.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in sch. 4 para. 4 substituted (23.5.2019) by The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/118), regs. 1, 7(2)