The Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 2023

Tuberculosis testing and facilitating examinations etc.

30.—(1) The Scottish Ministers may serve on the keeper of any bovine animal a notice (“a test notice”) requiring the keeper to have applied to the animal a diagnostic test for tuberculosis before a date specified in the notice.

(2) The keeper of any bovine animal must comply with all reasonable requirements of an inspector or an approved veterinary surgeon with a view to facilitating—

(a) the examination of that animal by a veterinary inspector or approved veterinary surgeon,

(b) the application to the animal of a diagnostic test for tuberculosis (following the service of a notice under paragraph (1)), and

(c) the valuation or slaughter of the animal when the Scottish Ministers intend to cause it to be slaughtered under section 32 of the Act in its application to tuberculosis.

(3) For the purposes of facilitating any examination, testing, valuation or slaughter as mentioned in paragraph (2), an inspector or approved veterinary surgeon may require the keeper of the bovine animal to arrange—

(a) the collection, penning and securing of the animal, and

(b) the movement of the animal to and from any premises specified by the inspector or approved veterinary surgeon.