PART 2

Measures applicable to animals specified in article 1(4)

Notification of suspected disease in a carcase
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1
Any of the following who suspects that a carcase is or may be infected with tuberculosis must give immediate notice of such suspicion to the Secretary of State—
a
a person in possession or charge of the carcase;
b
a veterinary surgeon who examines the carcase;
c
a person who inspects the carcase for any purpose, whilst acting in the course of their duty.
2
Following the giving of a notice under paragraph (1), the carcase must be detained on the premises on which it was located at the time when the notification was given by—
a
the person who gave the notification; or, where it is not practicable for that person to do so,
b
the person in occupation of the premises on which the carcase was located at the time when the notification was given,
unless a veterinary inspector otherwise directs .
3
A person who suspects that a carcase is or may be infected with tuberculosis must not move it from the location where it was found, examined or inspected, and—
a
that person; or, where it is not practicable for that person to do so,
b
the person in occupation of the premises on which the carcase was found, examined or inspected,
must isolate it as far as practicable from any animal or other farmed or pet mammal, until it has been examined by a veterinary inspector.
For the definitions of “veterinary inspector” and “inspector”, see section 89 of the Animal Health Act 1981.
Art. 6 in force at 1.10.2021, see art. 1(1)