Consultation on the proposed Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations 2008
This consultation closed on 26 June 2008.
In accordance with our legislative obligations under section 14a of the Animal Health Act 1981 Defra is inviting comments on the proposed Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations 2008.
The proposed new Regulations would update and replace the existing Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (No.2) Regulations 2006, which would be revoked. They include changes that have been made in response to several developments including reviews of procedure, changes to European legislation, and certain technical changes.
You may comment on any aspect of the proposals.
The consultation package includes:
- Consultation letter
- List of consultees
- Executive Summary (PDF 30 KB)
- Consultation Document (PDF 100 KB)
- Partial Impact Assessment (PDF 320 KB)
- Summary of responses (PDF 60 KB) - N.B. This summary does not cover comments received in respect of the supplementary consultation described below. This is because the relevant EU legislation will not be published until the end of July at the earliest. A separate summary of responses on issues covered by the supplementary consultation will be published following the publication of the EU legislation.
Supplementary Consultation on the proposed Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations 2008
Further to the above, the European Commission has recently secured Member States’ agreement to a proposal that will reintroduce the provisions relating to classical scrapie that were suspended by the European Court of Justice in September 2007. As a result the Government now proposes amendments to the Compulsory Scrapie Flocks Scheme (CSFS) to enable application of the new provisions.
It is proposed to amend Schedule 3 of the current Regulations to enable the Secretary of State to choose from the full range of options now available where classical scrapie is confirmed. This includes the options of monitoring flocks/herds or allowing animals to be sent for slaughter, subject to TSE testing of over 18 month animals, instead of requiring them to be killed and destroyed under a genotype and cull or whole flock/herd cull. The amendments would also set out provisions for administration of the new options and the responsibilities of occupiers. The appeals procedure would apply to a decision to apply any of the options.
You may comment on any aspect of the proposals.
The closing date for responses to this supplementary consultation is 26 June 2008.
The supplementary consultation package includes:
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