# The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations 2010, Paragraph 6: Action following confirmation of TSE in sheep


(1) When it is confirmed that a suspect sheep or the body of a sheep monitored under Annex III to the EU TSE Regulation (monitoring system) has a TSE, and BSE is excluded in accordance with the procedure set out in point 3.2(c) of Chapter C of Annex X to that Regulation (further examination of positive TSE cases), the Scottish Ministers, after—
(a) carrying out the inquiry specified in point 2.2 of Chapter B of Annex VII to, the EU TSE Regulation (measures following confirmation of the presence of a TSE); and
(b) sampling the animals to establish their genotype (if this is necessary),
must decide which of the options set out in point 2.2 of Chapter B of Annex VII to the EU TSE Regulation they intend to exercise.
(2) The Scottish Ministers must then serve a notice on the occupier of the holding identifying which of the options in point 2.2 of Chapter B of Annex VII to that Regulation they intend to exercise.
(3) The notice must specify—
(a) the identity of the animals to be killed and destroyed;
(b) the identity of any animals to be slaughtered for human consumption;
(c) the identity of any animals that may be detained;
(d) the identity of any ovum or embryo to be destroyed; and
(e) the time limit for complying with the notice.
(4) The appeals procedure in regulation 10 applies in relation to any decision of the Scottish Ministers under this paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/177/schedule/4/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathies-scotland-regulations-2010/schedule-4/paragraph-6
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