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2. The Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1988(1) shall be amended as follows:—
(a)in article 3 (interpretation) —
(i)after the definition of “inspector” there shall be inserted the following —
““market” means a market, fairground, sale-yard or any other place where bovine animals are commonly exposed for sale;”, and
(ii)after the definition of “premises” there shall be inserted the following —
““research establishment” means an establishment carrying out research into the disease; ;
“slaughterhouse” means —
(b)after article 4 there shall be inserted the following article —
4A. Section 32 of the Act, which enables the Minister to cause animals to be slaughtered on account of disease, shall apply to the disease.”;
(c)in article 5 (veterinary enquiry as to existence of disease and requirements as respects affected animals) —
(i)for paragraph (4) there shall be substituted the following paragraph —
“(4) If, on completion of the enquiry, the veterinary inspector is of the opinion that there is an affected or a suspected animal on the premises he shall serve a notice in Form A on the owner or person in charge of that animal.”, and
(ii)for paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following paragraph —
“(5) (a) Subject to sub-paragraph (b) below, a notice in Form A shall remain in force for a period of 28 days from the date specified in the notice unless renewed for a further period of 28 days beginning with the day on which it would otherwise have expired by a further notice in writing served by a veterinary inspector on the owner or person in charge of such animal before or on the day on which the notice in Form A was due to expire; and any notice in Form A which has been so renewed may be further renewed from time to time by a veterinary inspector in a similar manner and for a similar period;
(b)A notice in Form A may at any time be withdrawn by a notice in Form B served by a veterinary inspector on the owner or person in charge of the animal to which the notice in Form A relates.”;
(d)in article 6(1) (restrictions on movement of other bovine animals) for the words “, other than an affected animal,” there shall be substituted the words “, other than an affected or a suspected animal,”;
(e)after article 8 there shall be inserted the following article —
8A. Where the Minister proposes to cause an affected or suspected animal to be slaughtered under the powers conferred on him by section 32 of the Act in its application to the disease a veterinary inspector shall serve a notice of intended slaughter in Form C on the owner or person in charge of the animal.”;
(f)in article 10 (production of licences) for the words “a police officer” there shall be substituted the words “a member of a police force”; and
(g)for the Schedule (forms) there shall be substituted the following Schedule —
NOTICE IMPOSING REQUIREMENTS AS RESPECTS AN AFFECTED OR SUSPECTED ANIMAL
WITHDRAWAL OF NOTICE IMPOSING REQUIREMENTS AS RESPECTS AN AFFECTED OR SUSPECTED ANIMAL
NOTICE OF INTENDED SLAUGHTER
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