Sheep and Goats (Spongiform Encephalopathy) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. No. 366 of 1998). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Pests/diseases Inspection Sheep/goats Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These Regulations will come into force on 7 December, 1998. Abstract This Order gives effect in part to article 2(1) and article 3 of Commission Decision 98/272/EC on epidemio-surveillance for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. The Order also provides for - (a) the compulsory notification of scrapie and any transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in sheep and goats and the laboratory findings of such diseases in the carcases of any sheep or goats (art. 4); (b) the imposition of requirements in respect of affected or suspected animals or carcases (art. 5(1 Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk