The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

Regulation 6(f)

SCHEDULE 6 FEEDINGSTUFFS

1. 1. Prohibition on feeding animal protein to ruminants

2. 2. Prohibition on feeding animal protein to non-ruminants

3. 3. Movement prohibitions and restrictions of animals

4. 4. Slaughter of an animal

5. 5. Compensation

6. 6. Slaughter or sale for human consumption

Prohibition on feeding animal protein to ruminants

1.  Prohibition on feeding animal protein to ruminants refer to Annex IV.

Prohibition on feeding animal protein to non-ruminants

2.  Prohibition on feeding animal protein to non-ruminants refer to Annex IV.

Movement prohibitions and restrictions of animals

3.—(1) Where an inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that a TSE susceptible animal has been fed or has had access to any material prohibited by Annex IV, the inspector may take the action specified in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The inspector may—

(a) serve a notice on the person who has it in their possession or under their charge in accordance with regulation 16 prohibiting or restricting the movement of the animal; and

(b) if it is bovine seize any cattle passport relating to it.

Slaughter of an animal

4.—(1) Where an inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that a TSE susceptible animal has been fed or has had access to any material referred to in paragraph 3 and prohibited by Annex IV, the inspector may, in accordance with regulation 16, serve a notice on the person who has it in their possession or under their charge..

(2) The notice may either—

(a) require the person who has it in their possession or under their charge to have it killed and disposed of, as specified in the notice; or

(b) require the person who has it in their possession or under their charge to keep it on such premises and in such manner as specified in the notice, in which case the inspector must ensure that any cattle passport is stamped with the words “Not for human consumption”.

(3) The inspector must ensure that all the animals specified for killing in the notice in sub-paragraph (2)(a) are killed and disposed of.

Compensation

5.—(1) Where an animal is killed under paragraph 4, the Department may pay compensation if it considers it appropriate in all the circumstances and must give its decision, in writing, on whether or not to pay compensation.

(2) The appeals procedure in regulation 11 applies in relation to any decision under sub-paragraph (1).

(3) The compensation for—

(a) a bovine animal is the value established in accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 3;

(b) an ovine or caprine animal is the value established in accordance with paragraph 24 of Schedule 4; and

(c) an animal that is not bovine, ovine or caprine is the market value of the animal at the time it is killed, established in accordance with the procedure in regulation 12.

Slaughter or sale for human consumption

6.  It is an offence to consign for slaughter for human consumption or to slaughter for human consumption any TSE susceptible animal for which a notice served under paragraph 4 is in place.