The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

Movement restrictions

4.—(1) For the purposes of Article 12(1) and point 2(2) of Chapter B of Annex VII, following suspicion of a TSE in an ovine or caprine animal (“a suspected animal”) (whether in a live animal or through the monitoring under Annex III ), an inspector—

(a) must serve a notice prohibiting the movement of any other ovine or caprine animal onto or from the premises on which the suspected ovine or caprine animal is kept if the inspector considers that the ovine or caprine animal was exposed to a TSE on those premises;

(b) may serve a notice prohibiting the movement onto or from any premises of any ovine or caprine animal if there is evidence that the suspected ovine or caprine animal was exposed to a TSE on those premises;

(c) may serve a notice prohibiting movement onto or from any premises where an animal specified in point 1(b) of Annex VII is kept or where the inspector suspects such an animal is kept; and

(d) must serve a notice prohibiting the movement of milk or milk products derived from any ovine or caprine animal present on any holding referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c).

(2) Movements of animals or products restricted under this Schedule are only permitted in accordance with regulation 17.

(3) A notice served under paragraph (1)(d) does not prohibit the use of milk or milk products within the premises.

(4) A notice referred to in paragraph (1)(a) to (d) remains in force until one of the paragraphs 5, 6, and 8 applies.