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The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2008

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1.—(1) For the purposes of Article 11 of the Community TSE Regulation, any person who has in their possession or under their control any animal that is not bovine, ovine or caprine that is suspected of being affected by a TSE must immediately notify the Secretary of State and detain it on the premises until it has been examined by a veterinary inspector.

(2) Any veterinary inspector who examines or inspects any such animal must, with all practical speed, notify the Secretary of State of that examination or inspection.

(3) Any person (other than the Secretary of State) 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 Secretary of State, 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.

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