# The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations 2010, Paragraph 13: Authorisation of cutting plants by Food Standards Scotland

Extent: S

(1) If Food Standards Scotland is satisfied that the provisions of Annex 5 to the EUTSE Regulation and this schedule will be complied with, Food Standards Scotland 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 sheep and goats aged over 12 months at slaughter, or that have a permanent incisor erupted through the gum; and
(c) harvest the head meat from bovine animals in accordance with point 9 of Annex V.
if the Agency is satisfied that the provisions of Annex V to the EU TSE Regulation (specified risk material) and this Schedule will be complied with.
(2) The procedures in regulations 6, 8, 9 and 10 apply, with references to the Scottish Ministers being construed as references to the Food Standards Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/177/schedule/7/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathies-scotland-regulations-2010/schedule-7/paragraph-13
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