Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Duties of consignees

14.  Any person who imports, by way of trade, products of animal origin from a Member State shall—

(a) keep a register recording the delivery to him of each consignment of those products for a period of 3 years from the date of delivery;

(b) keep all documentation required by these Regulations to accompany each such consignment for a period of 3 years from the date of delivery of the consignment or, if appropriate, such other period as may be specified in any Directive specified in Schedule 3 and which covers the product; and

(c) if the Department has by notice required him to do so—

(i) forthwith report to the Department by the quickest means the delivery or anticipated delivery of any product of animal origin which is specified in the notice (and, if such report is given orally, confirm the report in writing); and

(ii) keep such product at its place of destination for 24 hours from the time of delivery or until it has been inspected by an authorised officer, if sooner.