TSE requirementsN.I.
5.—(1) For the purposes of Article 11, any person who has in their possession or under their control any animal suspected of being infected with a TSE must immediately notify the Department and detain it on such premises as the Department may specify until it has been examined by a veterinary inspector.
(2) Any veterinary surgeon who examines or inspects any such animal must, with all practical speed, notify the Department.
(3) Any person who examines the carcase of an animal in a laboratory and who reasonably suspects the presence of a TSE must immediately notify the Department and retain the carcase until a veterinary inspector has authorised disposal.
(4) Any person must comply with the TSE requirements identified in Schedule 1, and—
(a)any instructions given by an inspector and co-operate with the Department in delivering the TSE monitoring requirements as set out in Annex III;
(b)any instructions given by an inspector and co-operate with the Department in taking action to control and eradicate TSE as set out in Annex VII;
(c)the requirements in Annex IV for the production, use of equipment, packaging, storage and transport of animal feed;
(d)Annex IV animal feeding requirements;
(e)the prohibitions concerning animal feeding contained in Article 7, unless the animal feed products are produced using production and manufacturing processes approved by the EU Commission;
(f)with the requirements for dealing with specified risk material contained in Article 8 and Annex V and Schedule 7;
(g)the restrictions set down in Schedule 8; and
(h)the provisions in Annex VIII concerning the placement of animals or products on the market or for export.
(5) Failure to comply with this regulation is an offence.