The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Notification while any premises are under restriction

21.—(1) For the purposes of point 8(d) of Annex VII of the Community TSE Regulation, for the period that any premises are under restriction in accordance with point 8 of that Annex, if the owner intends to consign a sheep aged 18 months or more for slaughter for human consumption, he must notify the Department at least four weeks before consignment.

(2) He must not consign a sheep aged 18 months or more for killing or slaughter for human consumption except under a written direction from the Department, and must do so in accordance with that direction.

(3) Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.