9.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a person shall not use any—
(a)controlled bovine by-products; or
(b)gelatin or collagen derived from any bovine animal (whether slaughtered in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) which has been produced in the United Kingdom,
in the production of any product which is liable to enter the human food or animal feed chain or is destined for use as or in any cosmetic, medical or pharmaceutical product.
(2) The prohibitions in paragraph (1)(a) shall not apply to the use of a controlled bovine by-product produced in accordance with regulations 6 and 7 or, in the case of a controlled bovine by-product produced in Great Britain, in accordance with regulation 7 and 8 of the Great Britain Regulations.
(3) The prohibitions in paragraph (1)(b) shall not apply to the use of gelatin or collagen produced—
(a)in an establishment approved by the Department under regulation 12(2) and in accordance with the requirements of that regulation and regulation 13 or, in the case of gelatin or collagen produced in Great Britain, in an establishment approved under regulation 12 of the Great Britain Regulations and in accordance with the requirements of that regulation and regulation 13 of those Regulations; or
(b)before 1st May 1998 in an establishment in the United Kingdom which complied with the conditions for approval under regulation 12(2) at the time of production and which has subsequently been approved in accordance with that provision or regulation 12 of the Great Britain Regulations.