Occupiers of slaughterhouses and other premises
16.—(1) If the disease is identified in premises the occupier must ensure that–
(a)all animals present are slaughtered;
(b)all meat and dead animals are removed;
(c)the establishment is cleansed and disinfected under the supervision of the Scottish Ministers; and
(d)no meat is prepared for consigning outside the areas listed in Schedule 2 for 24 hours following the completion of the cleansing and disinfection required by sub-paragraph (c).
(2) If an animal from the restricted area is slaughtered in premises the occupier must ensure that–
(a)all animals present are slaughtered; and
(b)the establishment is cleansed and disinfected under the supervision of the Scottish Ministers; and
(c)no meat is prepared for consigning outside the restricted area until the completion of the cleansing and disinfection required by sub-paragraph (b).
(3) In this regulation, “premises” means a slaughterhouse, an approved holding on which farmed game is slaughtered, or a game-handling establishment which handles meat controlled under these Regulations.