Notification
1.—(1) For the purposes of Article 11, any person who has in their possession or under their control any ovine or caprine animal suspected of being affected by a TSE must immediately notify the Welsh Ministers and detain it on the holding 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 Welsh Ministers.
(3) Any person (other than the Welsh Ministers) who examines the body of any ovine or caprine animal, or any part of it, in a laboratory and who reasonably suspects the presence of a TSE must immediately notify the Welsh 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.