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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (No. 2) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996 No. 3183).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Meat Milk/dairy products Animal health Inspection Slaughtering Pests/diseases Certification
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order revokes and re-makes with amendments the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1996. The Order continues to provide, inter alia for: (a) the compulsory notification of BSE in bovine animals (art. 5); (b) the investigation, examination, testing and sampling and marking of bovine animals and their carcasses for this purpose (art. 6(1) and (2)); (c) the imposition of requirements in respect of affected or suspected animals or carcasses by service of a notice in Form A (art. 6); (d) the prohibition on movement of other bovine animals by notice in writing (art. 8); (e) the cleansing and disinfecting of premises and equipment (art. 9); (f) the seizure of carcasses for the purposes of preventing the spread of the disease and the provision of compensation (art. 11); (g) the prohibition to supply or use specified food from infected or suspected animals; and (h) the keeping of records. The Order introduces new provisions which impose requirements relating to exposed animals or carcasses of exposed animals (arts. 7 and 10(3)).

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amended by

BSE Monitoring (Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 2360 (W.197)).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001

Keyword: Pests/diseases, Slaughtering, Inspection, Data collection/reporting, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I. No. 921 of 1999).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 3071 of 1998).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998

Keyword: Animal production, Animal health, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 2387 of 1997).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997

Keyword: Animal health, Inspection, Slaughtering, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

TSE (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 843 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Pests/diseases, Slaughtering, Inspection, Access-to-information, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX