Prohibition on the removal of brain and eyesE+W
44.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person may remove the brain or eyes—
(a)from the carcase of a bovine animal which was slaughtered or has died at an age greater than six months, or
(b)from a carcase of a sheep or goat in which there was at least one permanent incisor tooth erupted through the gum or which was aged more than 12 months at the time it was slaughtered.
(2) The prohibitions in paragraph (1) above shall not apply to brain or eyes removed from carcases in premises for the purposes of veterinary or scientific examination or research, providing that the part of the premises in which the examination or research is carried out is kept free from food, feeding stuffs, any cosmetic, pharmaceutical or medical product and their starting materials or intermediate products.