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The Specified Bovine Material (Treatment and Disposal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

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Approved incinerators

14.—(1) Any person delivering specified bovine material to an approved incinerator shall state in writing to the operator of the incinerator the place from which that specified bovine material was collected for delivery to that incinerator.

(2) A person shall not operate an incinerator for incinerating specified bovine material unless—

(a)the incinerator has been approved by the Department as having suitable facilities to incinerate specified bovine material in accordance with paragraph (4);

(b)he disposes of the ash in such a way that it does not pose a risk to human health; and

(c)the incinerator is equipped with a refractory lining and is heated by fuel conveyed into the incinerator during incineration by mechanically forced draught.

(3) The operator of an approved incinerator shall record on arrival of specified bovine material at the premises—

(a)the weight of the specified bovine material delivered;

(b)the date of delivery; and

(c)the place from which it was consigned,

and shall keep such records for two years from the date of arrival.

(4) The operator of an approved incinerator shall—

(a)incinerate all specified bovine material delivered to him to the standard specified in the approval and in such a way that all moisture is removed and the material is reduced to ash; and

(b)ensure that all ash is disposed of in accordance with the terms of the approval.

(5) A person shall not remove specified bovine material from an approved incinerator unless it has been completely incinerated.

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