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

Approval of a bovine animal

7.—(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).