The Specified Bovine Material (Treatment and Disposal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Exceptions from the requirement to stain specified bovine material

9.—(1) The requirements in regulations 6 and 7 to stain the specified bovine material shall not apply if the specified bovine material is to be sent to a veterinary or medical school, laboratory, hospital or similar institution for instructional, diagnostic or research purposes, provided that the specified bovine material is stored separately from all other animal materials and is clearly identified as specified bovine material.

(2) A person shall not transport specified bovine material to premises specified in paragraph (1) unless the specified bovine material is in a container marked with—

(a) the words “specified bovine material”;

(b) the place of destination; and

(c) the name of the person to whom it is being sent.

(3) Any person delivering specified bovine material to premises specified in paragraph (1) shall state in writing to the occupier of the premises the place from which the specified bovine material was collected for delivery.

(4) The person to whom the specified bovine material is consigned shall record on its arrival—

(a) the weight of the specified bovine material delivered;

(b) the date of delivery; and

(c) the place from which it was consigned,

and shall keep such records for two years from the date of arrival.

(5) When any specified bovine material is no longer needed, the person to whom it was consigned under this regulation shall ensure that any residual specified bovine material is buried or effectively destroyed and shall keep a record for two years of the place and method of burial or destruction.