Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Amendments

35.—(1) In the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991(1) in Schedule 1 (provisions to which these Regulations do not apply) the title of the Animals, Meat and Meat Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 in the left hand column and their reference in the right hand column shall be deleted and at the end of that Schedule there shall be added in the left hand column the title of these Regulations and against it in the right hand column their reference.

(2) In the Dairy Products (Hygiene) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(2) in paragraph 1(e) of Part I (Animal health standards) of Schedule 3 (requirements for raw milk) for the words “Council Directive 81/602/EEC, as amended, concerning the prohibition of certain substances having a hormonal action and of any substances having a thyrostatic action and Council Directive 88/146/EEC prohibiting the use in livestock farming of certain substances having a hormonal action” there shall be substituted the words “Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists, and repealing Directives 81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC”.

(3) In the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(3) in paragraph 5 of Part I (general requirements) of Schedule 9 (post-mortem health inspection) for the words “Group A III and Group B I(a) and (c) and II(a) of Annex I to Directive 86/469/EEC, as amended by Decision 89/187/EEC” there shall be substituted the words “Group A (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) and Group B (1), (2)(a), (b), (c) and (e) and (3)(a), (c) and (d) of Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC”.

(4) In the Meat (Hygiene, Inspection and Examination for Residues) (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(4) in paragraph (2) of regulation 2 (interpretation) for the definition of “the Residues Regulations” there shall be substituted the following—

““the Residues Regulations” means the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998;”.

(5) In the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(5) in paragraphs (n) and (p) of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 9 (slaughter and dressing practices — requirements applicable in slaughterhouses and farmed game processing facilities) for the words “the Animals, Meat and Meat Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992” there shall be substituted “the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998”.

(1)

S.R. 1991 No. 198; the relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1992 No. 39 and S.R. 1995 No. 107

(2)

S.R. 1995 No. 201; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

(3)

S.R. 1995 No. 396

(4)

S.R. 1997 No. 431

(5)

S.R. 1997 No. 493