17.—(1) In the case of a carcase derived from a bovine animal aged 30 months or less at slaughter that has not been brought into Scotland from another member State, the occupier of a butcher shop authorised and registered under paragraph 14 shall ensure that those parts of the vertebral column that are specified risk material are removed before the carcase leaves the premises.
(2) Any person who fails to comply with this paragraph commits an offence.