Animal Health Act 1981

[F1 Powers of slaughter S

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2B inserted (S.) (6.10.2006) by Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11), ss. 11, 55(1) (with s. 54); S.S.I. 2006/482, art. 2

36T Powers of slaughter: TSE S

(1) With a view to preventing the spread of any form of TSE, the Scottish Ministers may, if they think fit, cause any livestock to which this subsection applies to be slaughtered.

(2) Subsection (1) applies to livestock—

(a) whose genotype is specified by virtue of section 36N; and

(b) in relation to whose genotype the form of TSE concerned is so specified.

(3) Subsection (1) also applies to livestock whose genotype is not ascertained because—

(a) it is not reasonable in the circumstances, by reason of urgency or otherwise, to seek to ascertain the genotype; or

(b) the genotype cannot, in the absence for the time being of scientific knowledge, established method or otherwise, reasonably be ascertained.]