Slaughter of a suspect animal
3.—(1) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article 12 of the Community TSE Regulation, if a veterinary inspector suspects that a sheep or goat is affected with a TSE, he must either—
(a)kill it immediately on the premises on which it was kept; or
(b)serve a notice prohibiting the animal from being moved from the premises until it has been killed; or
(c)serve a notice directing the owner to consign it to other premises for killing and prohibiting movement other than in accordance with that direction.
(2) In accordance with Article 12(3) of the Community TSE Regulation, if the animal is killed on any premises in accordance with this paragraph, it is an offence to remove the body from the premises except in accordance with a written direction from an inspector.