Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Veterinary checks

19.—(1) Subject, in the case of transhipped products, to regulation 34 any person required by virtue of regulation 18 to present a product and its required documents, or to ensure that the same are presented, to an official veterinary surgeon shall permit the official veterinary surgeon, or an assistant appointed pursuant to regulation 6(1)(b), to carry out on the product or the required documents, as the case may be –

(a) a documentary check;

(b) an identity check; and

(c) subject to regulations 37, 42 and 46 a physical check;

and shall render the official veterinary surgeon or assistant such assistance as he may reasonably request to enable him to carry out any of the said checks.

(2) When a sample of a product is taken in the course of a physical check, a person shall not remove the product or cause it to be removed from the border inspection post at which it was presented until the official veterinary surgeon has authorised its removal by issuing a certificate of veterinary clearance for the product or for the consignment or part consignment which includes the product.

(3) Pending removal pursuant to paragraph (2) the person responsible for the consignment which includes the product shall store it under the supervision of the official veterinary surgeon at such place and under such conditions as the official veterinary surgeon may direct and shall pay the costs of such storage.