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”—

    1. a

      in relation to a disease, includes evidence of any form of reaction to the disease;

    2. b

      in relation to a causative agent, includes—

      1. i

        anti-bodies in reaction to the causative agent;

      2. ii

        evidence of any other form of reaction to the causative agent;

  • “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—

    1. a

      a person appointed as an inspector for the purposes of this Act by the Scottish Ministers; or

    2. b

      a person authorised by the Scottish Ministers for those purposes;

  • “premises” includes—

    1. a

      any land or building; or

    2. b

      any other place, in particular—

      1. i

        a vehicle or vessel; or

      2. ii

        a tent or moveable structure.