Part I General
Eradication and prevention of disease
6EF1Tests and samples: Scotland
1
An inspector may at any time enter any premises in Scotland for the purpose of ascertaining (any or all)—
a
whether—
i
biological indicators of any disease of animals;
ii
biological indicators of any causative agent of a disease of animals,
exist in animals, birds or amphibians on the premises;
b
whether any animals, birds or amphibians on the premises or which were kept there at any time are, or were at the time they were so kept, infected with a disease of animals;
c
whether any causative agent of a disease of animals is present on the premises.
2
The inspector may take such samples (including samples from any animals, birds or amphibians on the premises) and carry out such tests as the inspector thinks are necessary for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1).
3
In subsections (1) and (2), the references to animals in which biological indicators exist, infected with a disease or from which samples may be taken means any kind of mammal (except man).
4
In this section—
“biological indicator”—
- a
in relation to a disease, includes evidence of any form of reaction to the disease;
- b
in relation to a causative agent, includes—
- i
anti-bodies in reaction to the causative agent;
- ii
evidence of any other form of reaction to the causative agent;
- i
- a
“causative agent”, in relation to a disease, includes any virus, bacterium and any other organism or infectious substance which may cause or transmit the disease;
“disease” is not restricted by its definition in this Act;
“inspector” means—
- a
a person appointed as an inspector for the purposes of this Act by the Scottish Ministers; or
- b
a person authorised by the Scottish Ministers for those purposes;
- a
“premises” includes—
- a
any land or building; or
- b
any other place, in particular—
- i
a vehicle or vessel; or
- ii
a tent or moveable structure.
- i
- a