NotificationS
1.—(1) For the purposes of Article 11 of the EU TSE Regulation (notification), any person who has in his or her possession or under his or her control any animal that is not bovine, ovine or caprine that is suspected of being affected by a TSE must immediately notify the Scottish Ministers and detain it on the premises until it has been examined by a veterinary inspector.
(2) Any veterinary surgeon who examines or inspects any such animal must, with all practical speed, notify the Scottish Ministers of that examination or inspection.
(3) Any person (other than the Scottish Ministers) who examines the body of an animal that is not bovine, ovine or caprine, or any part of it, in a laboratory and who reasonably suspects the presence of a TSE must immediately notify the Scottish Ministers, and retain the body and any parts of it until a veterinary inspector has authorised disposal.
(4) Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.