For the purposes of Article 11 of the Community TSE Regulation, any person who has possession or control of any sheep or goat suspected of having a TSE shall immediately notify the Scottish Ministers and retain it on the premises until it has been examined by a veterinary inspector.

Any veterinary surgeon who examines or inspects any sheep or goat suspected of having a TSE shall, with all practical speed, notify the Scottish Ministers.

Any person (other than the Scottish Ministers) who examines the body of any sheep or goat, or any part of it, in a laboratory and who reasonably suspects the presence of a TSE shall immediately notify the Scottish Ministers, and retain the body and any parts of it until a veterinary inspector has authorised disposal.

Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.