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

Disposal of processed specified bovine material

15.—(1) After specified bovine material has been processed and separated into protein and tallow in a rendering plant licensed under Article 6(1) of the SBM Order the operator of the rendering plant shall ensure that—

(a) all protein is placed in a container labelled “specified bovine material” and—

(i) disposed of by burial at a landfill site for which there exists a disposal licence granted under Article 7 of the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(1); or

(ii) sent to premises licensed under Article 8(1) of the SBM Order or approved under regulation 16 for use in a manufacturing process; or

(iii) sent to an approved incinerator for incineration; and

(b) all tallow is placed in a container labelled “specified bovine material” and—

(i) disposed of by burial at a landfill site for which there exists a disposal licence granted under Article 7 of the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978; or

(ii) sent to premises licensed under Article 8(1) of the SBM Order or approved under regulation 16;

(iii) sent to an approved incinerator for incineration.

(2) Protein and tallow produced from animal material, other than specified bovine material, from scheme animals shall be disposed of by burning in an approved incinerator and for this purpose regulation 14 shall apply in relation to such material as if it were specified bovine material.

(3) The operator of any rendering plant licensed under Article 6 of the SBM Order shall keep a record for two years of the weight of protein consigned from the plant in accordance with this regulation and a separate record of the weight of tallow consigned, and in each case the date of such consignment and the place of destination.

(1)

S.I. 1978/1049 (N.I. 19)