1996 No. 183
The Slaughter-houses (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Sections 1(1), 5 and 11(1) of the Slaughter-houses Act (Northern Ireland) 19531 hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Slaughter-houses (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 3rd May 1996.
Amendment of the licensing Regulations2
The Slaughter-houses (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19552 shall be amended as provided in regulations 3 and 4.
Animals which may be slaughtered in licensed meat plants3
For regulation 8 there shall be substituted the following regulation—
8
A person shall not use any slaughter-house or pig slaughter-house licensed under Section 1 of the Act, or cause any such premises to be used for the slaughter of an animal the meat derived from which is not intended for human consumption unless such slaughter takes place pursuant to, and in accordance with, a slaughter scheme introduced by or under Council Regulation (EEC) No. 805/683.
Records and returns4
1
For the fourth Schedule there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations.
2
For the fifth Schedule there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on
SCHEDULE
Part I
Fourth ScheduleSLAUGHTER-HOUSES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1953SLAUGHTER-HOUSES (LICENSING) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1955
Form of Record to be kept by Holders of Licences
SCHEDULE
Part 2
Fifth ScheduleSLAUGHTER-HOUSES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1953SLAUGHTER-HOUSES (LICENSING) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1955
Form of Return to be made to the Department by Holders of Licences
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)