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8.—(1) No person may slaughter or otherwise be in possession on a farm of an animal intended for use for human consumption to which there has been administered, which contains, or in which the presence has been established of, any substance listed in Annex II or Annex III to Council Directive 96/22.
(2) No person may process the meat of an animal intended for human consumption where—
(a)that animal contains, or
(b)the presence in has been established of, or
(c)to which there has been administered,
any substance listed in Annex II or Annex III to Council Directive 96/22.
(3) Any animal slaughtered or in the possession of a person on a farm which is commonly slaughtered or possessed for use for human consumption is presumed, until the contrary is proven, to have been slaughtered or possessed for such use and an animal commonly used for human consumption from which meat is processed is presumed, until the contrary is proven, to be an animal for such use.
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