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The TSE (England) Regulations 2002

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Presence of an OVS

41.—(1) An OVS, or an inspector or meat technician acting under the responsibility of an OVS, shall be present at any slaughterhouse where any carcase of a sheep or goat that is not marked with a young lamb stamp is being loaded for delivery to licensed cutting premises, and he shall supervise the loading.

(2) An OVS, or an inspector or meat technician acting under the responsibility of an OVS, shall be present at any cutting premises where any carcase of a sheep or goat that is not marked with a young lamb stamp is being unloaded, and he shall supervise the unloading.

(3) Immediately after the loading referred to in paragraph (1) above the delivery vehicle shall be sealed by an OVS, or an inspector or meat technician acting under the responsibility of an OVS, and no other person may seal such a vehicle.

(4) On arrival at licensed cutting premises a sealed vehicle shall be unsealed by an OVS, or an inspector or meat technician acting under the responsibility of an OVS, and no other person may unseal such a vehicle.

(5) The Agency may, in relation to any slaughterhouse or licensed cutting premises, appoint as meat technicians such number of persons as are necessary to assist the OVS and inspectors in carrying out their functions under this regulation.

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