Welsh Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 3154 (W.282)
ANIMALS, WALES
ANIMAL HEALTH
The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) Regulations 2008 (revoked)
Regulations revoked (1.10.2018) by The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/968), regs. 1(3), 24(a) (with reg. 25)
Made 9 December 2008
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 10 December 2008
Coming into force 31 December 2008

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PART 1 General provisions

Title, application and commencement
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interpretation
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appointment of competent authority
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exception for research
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 2 Introduction of Schedules

The Schedules
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 3 Administration and enforcement

Approvals, authorisations, licences and registrations
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Occupier's duty
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Suspension and amendment
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Revocations of approvals, etc.
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appeals
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Valuations
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appointment of inspectors
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Powers of entry
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Powers of inspectors
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notices
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notices restricting movement
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Obstruction
17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Penalties
18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Corporate offences
19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Enforcement
20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Revocations
21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SCHEDULE 1 Ambulatory references
Regulation 2(3)

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SCHEDULE 2 TSE monitoring
Regulation 5

PART 1 Monitoring for TSE

Notifications for the purposes of monitoring under Article 6 of the Community TSE Regulation
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consignment and slaughter of an over-age bovine animal
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brain stem sampling of bovine animals
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Approval of laboratories
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Slaughter of bovine animals over 30 months of age
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Retention of products and disposal
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Compensation
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 2 Contents of an RMOP

Animal identification and separation
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brain stem sampling
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Correlation of sample to carcase and all other parts of the body
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Retention of carcases
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Retention of parts of the body
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Disposal before receipt of the result
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other measures following sampling
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Removal of vertebral column
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 3 Control and eradication of TSE in bovine animals
Regulation 5

Control and eradication of TSE — notification
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Restriction of a notified animal
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Slaughter of a suspect animal
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Identification and restriction of offspring and cohorts
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Action following confirmation
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Death while under restriction
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Placing on the market of bovine progeny
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

When compensation is payable
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amount of compensation payable
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Categories
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Exceptions
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 4 Control and eradication of TSE in sheep and goats
Regulation 5

Notification of TSE
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Restriction of a notified animal
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Slaughter of a suspect animal
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Movement restrictions
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Action where TSE is not confirmed
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Confirmation of TSE in sheep
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Confirmation of TSE in goats
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Confirmation of BSE in sheep or goats
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Confirmation of atypical scrapie in sheep or goats
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Time for appeals
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Killing and destruction following confirmation
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Infected animals from another holding
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Common grazing
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Multiple flocks on a holding
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Subsequent occupiers
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Introduction of animals onto a holding
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Use of ovine germinal products
17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Movement of animals from a holding
18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Time of movement restrictions
19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Death while under restriction
20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Placing on the market of progeny of BSE affected sheep and goats
21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Compensation for a sheep or goat slaughtered as a suspect animal
22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Compensation for animals killed or products destroyed following confirmation of TSE
23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Compensation
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Valuations
24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 5 Control and eradication of TSE in animals that are not bovine, ovine or caprine
Regulation 5

Notification
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Restriction of a notified animal
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Slaughter of a suspect animal
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Compensation
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Retention of products and disposal
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 6 Feedingstuffs
Regulation 5

PART 1 Restrictions on feeding proteins to animals

Prohibition on feeding animal protein to ruminants
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prohibition on feeding animal protein to non-ruminants
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exceptions
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Movement prohibitions and restrictions of animals
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Slaughter of animals
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Compensation
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Slaughter or sale for human consumption
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 2 Production of protein and feedingstuffs

Fishmeal for feeding to non-ruminant farmed animals
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Offences relating to fishmeal and feedingstuffs containing fishmeal
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Feedingstuffs containing dicalcium phosphate or tricalcium phosphate for feeding to non-ruminant animals
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Offences relating to feedingstuffs containing dicalcium phosphate or tricalcium phosphate for feeding to non-ruminant animals
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Blood products and blood meal
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Offences relating to feedingstuffs containing blood products or blood meal
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Change in use of equipment
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Conditions applying to the storage and transport of bulk quantities of protein products and feedingstuffs containing such proteins
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Conditions applying to the manufacture and transport of petfood or feedingstuffs
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Export of processed animal protein to third countries
17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fertilisers
18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Record keeping for transport etc. of reject petfood
19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cross-contamination of materials originating from premises where processed animal proteins (except fishmeal) are in use
20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 7 Specified risk material, mechanically separated meat and slaughtering techniques
Regulation 5

Appointment of the Food Standards Agency as the competent authority
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Training
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mechanically separated meat
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pithing
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tongue harvesting
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Head meat harvesting
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Removal of specified risk material
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bovine animals in a slaughterhouse
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sheep and goats in a slaughterhouse
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Young lamb and goat stamps
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Removal of spinal cord from sheep and goats
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Authorisation of cutting plants by the Food Standards Agency
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Removal of specified risk material at a cutting plant authorised under paragraph 12(1)
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Meat from another member State
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Staining and disposal of specified risk material
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scheme animals
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Security of specified risk material
17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prohibition on the supply of specified risk material for human consumption
18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 8 Restrictions on export
Regulation 5

Export to other member States and to third countries of bovine animals and products
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Export to member States of heads and un-split carcases
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Export to third countries of products containing specified risk material
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Regulations revoked (1.10.2018) by The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/968), regs. 1(3), 24(a) (with reg. 25)