Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Feeding of processed animal protein to farmed animals

14.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not feed any processed animal protein to a farmed animal.

(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply to –

(a) the feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants of fishmeal –

(i) produced in Northern Ireland in premises approved under regulation 16, which are used in accordance with the conditions of the approval, and transported and intermediately stored in accordance with the conditions specified in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 2;

(ii) produced in another part of the United Kingdom in premises approved by the competent authority of that part in accordance with Annex I to the Commission Decision, which are used in accordance with the conditions of the approval, and transported and intermediately stored in accordance with the conditions specified in that Annex;

(iii) produced in another member State in premises approved by the competent authority of that member State in accordance with Annex I to the Commission Decision, which are used in accordance with the conditions of the approval, and transported and intermediately stored in accordance with the conditions specified in that Annex; or

(iv) produced in a third country and which –

• before being sold or supplied in Northern Ireland, has been analysed in accordance with Commission Directive 98/88/EC(1);

• is transported directly from the border inspection post in accordance with the conditions specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 2; and

• is not intermediately stored otherwise than in accordance with the conditions of paragraph 3 of that Schedule;

(b) the feeding to farmed animals of gelatin derived from non-ruminant animals for coating additives within the meaning of Council Directive 70/524/EEC(2) concerning additives in feedingstuffs;

(c) the feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants of dicalcium phosphate –

(i) produced in Northern Ireland in premises approved and used as specified in regulation 17(1) and (3);

(ii) produced in another part of the United Kingdom in premises approved by the competent authority of that part in accordance with the Commission Decision and used in accordance with that approval; or

(iii) produced in another member State in premises approved by the competent authority of that member State in accordance with the Commission Decision and used in accordance with that approval;

(d) the feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants of hydrolysed protein –

(i) produced in Northern Ireland in premises approved and used as specified in regulation 17(2) and (3);

(ii) produced in another part of the United Kingdom in premises approved by the competent authority of that part in accordance with the Commission Decision and used in accordance with that approval; or

(iii) produced in another member State in premises approved by the competent authority of that member State in accordance with the Commission Decision and used in accordance with that approval; or

(e) the feeding to farmed animals of milk and milk products.

(1)

O.J. No. L318, 27.11.1988, p. 45

(2)

O.J. No. L270, 14.12.1970, p. 1 as last amended by Directive 1999/70/EC (O.J. No. L80, 25.3.1999, p. 20)