The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2002

Cleansing and disinfection

93.—(1) A veterinary inspector may serve on the occupier of any premises on which there is, or has within 56 days been, any–

(a) female bovine animal infected with a TSE or a BSE-confirmed ovine or caprine animal;

(b) animal of first generation progeny of, or semen, embryos or ova derived from, a female bovine animal infected with a TSE or a BSE-confirmed ovine or caprine animal;

(c) carcase of a female bovine animal infected with a TSE or carcase of a BSE-confirmed ovine or caprine animal; or

(d) carcase of an animal of first generation progeny of a female bovine animal infected with a TSE or carcase of a BSE-confirmed ovine or caprine animal,

a notice requiring that person to cleanse and disinfect, at the expense of that person and in such a manner and within such period as may be specified in the notice, all or any part of the premises or any equipment or any other thing used in connection with any such animal or carcase.

(2) If any person on whom a notice is served under paragraph (1) above fails to comply with the requirements of the notice, an inspector may, without prejudice to any proceedings arising out of such default, carry out or cause to be carried out the requirements of the notice, and the amount of any expenses reasonably incurred by the inspector in doing so shall be recoverable from the person in default by the authority on whose behalf the inspector served the notice.