UK Offence Report

The Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1991

UK Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 2246 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
1revoked
Made
1 October 1991
In force from
6 November 1991
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Dogs, animals, hunting and wildlife
Made under
Animal Health Act 1981

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order revokes and re-enacts, with certain amendments, the provisions of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (No. 2) Order 1988 as amended. The Order continues to provide for— a the compulsory notification of B.S.E. in bovine animals (article 5); b the investigation, examination, testing and sampling and marking of bovine animals and their carcases for this purpose (article 6(1) and (2)); c the imposition of requirements in respect of affected or suspected animals or carcases by service of a notice in Form A (article 6); d the prohibition on movement of other bovine animals by notice in writing (article 7); e the cleansing and disinfection of premises and equipment (article 8); f the application of section 32 of the Animal Health Act 1981 (slaughter of animals) (article 10); g the prohibition (subject to certain exemptions) on the sale, supply and use of specified feedingstuffs (article 12); h the prohibition on the sale, supply and use of milk from affected or suspected animals (article 13); i sampling of protein, offal or feedingstuffs (article 15), production of licences (article 16), offences (article 17) and enforcement (article 18). The changes of substance are— j the prohibition on movement of any protein derived from specified bovine offal except under a licence (article 9); k the seizure of carcases for the purpose of preventing the spread of the diseaseand the provision of compensation (article 11); l exemptions to certain prohibitions for research purposes (articles 12(2) and 13(2)(b)); m the prohibition on exportation for any purpose of specified bovine offal or protein derived from it from Great Britain to a member State of the European Community except under a licence (article 14).

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