The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2008

Approval of laboratories

4.—(1) The Secretary of State must approve laboratories to test samples taken under paragraph 3 if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the laboratory—

(a) will carry out the testing in accordance with Chapter C of Annex X to the Community TSE Regulation;

(b) has adequate quality control procedures; and

(c) has adequate procedures to ensure the correct identification of the samples and notification of the test results to the consigning slaughterhouse and to the Secretary of State.

(2) The Secretary of State may charge the fees set out in the following table for the initial approval and ongoing quality assessment of a laboratory—

Fees for laboratory approvals and quality assessment

	Fee(£)
Initial approval	29,770
Annual proficiency testing and follow-up inspection for the first year after approval	8,834
Annual proficiency testing from the second year after approval	4,135
Single proficiency test (in the event of a failure in the annual proficiency testing)	1,385
Hourly rate of an inspector (for any additional inspections that are necessary to check for compliance with the matters set out at sub-paragraphs (1)(a) to (c))	87.24

(3) An “approved testing laboratory” means a laboratory approved under this paragraph or a laboratory in another part of the United Kingdom approved by the competent authority to carry out the test.