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The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

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Slaughter of an animal

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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.

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