Amendment of the principal Order13.

In article 23D (movement of an animal in which BVDV is present)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)(a), after “reasonably to know” insert “(as determined in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4))”;

(b)

in paragraph (2)(b), after “veterinary inspector” insert “or the Scottish Ministers”;

(c)

in paragraph (3)(b), after “laboratory has” insert “or the Scottish Ministers have”; and

(d)

after paragraph (3) insert—

“(4)

For the purpose of paragraph (1), the keeper of a bovine animal is to be taken to know that BVDV is present in the animal if the animal is the calf of a bovine animal as mentioned in paragraph (3).”.