PART 2Licensing of bovine semen centres and approval of bovine animals

Approval of a bovine animal7

1

The Scottish Ministers may approve a bovine animal for use in an EC collection centre, a domestic collection centre, or at unlicensed premises if it has tested negative for–

a

the tests set out in Schedule 2, paragraph 2(1)(a) to (e), prior to its entry to an EC quarantine centre; and

b

the tests set out in Schedule 2, paragraph 3(1)(a) to (d) and paragraph 4(1)(a), after its entry to an EC quarantine centre.

2

The Scottish Ministers may approve a bovine animal despite a positive result to a serological test set out in Schedule 2, paragraph 2(1)(e)(ii) or paragraph 4(1)(b).

3

The Scottish Ministers may also approve a bovine animal for use in a domestic collection centre or at unlicensed premises, if it has tested negative to the tests set out in Part 2 of Schedule 8, paragraphs 2(a) to (c).