Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 4 Regulations relating to meat hygiene, etc.: consequential provisions

Part I Consequential modifications to the Meat (Hygiene, Inspection and Examination for Residues) (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

1.  In regulation 1(2), for “the Department” there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

2.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) before the definition of “business” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”;

(b) for the definition of “health inspection and control exercise” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““health inspection and control exercise” means the supervision and controls specified in the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, the Poultry Meat Regulations and the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and the monitoring of the requirements of the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 in so far as such monitoring relates to the welfare of animals slaughtered for human consumption in a slaughterhouse;”;

(c) for the definition of “the Residues Regulations” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““the Residue Regulations” means the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998(1);”; and

(d) for the definition of “slaughterhouse” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““slaughterhouse” means a slaughterhouse licensed by the Agency under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 or the Poultry Meat Regulations; and”.

3.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2), for “the Department”, wherever it occurs in those provisions, there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are regulations 4(1) and (2), 9(1) and (3), 10(2), (3), (5), (6) and (7), 11(1), (2), (5), (6), (7) and (10), 12 and 13(1), (1)(a) and (b) and (2).

Part II Consequential modifications to the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

1.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) before the definition of “authorised person” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”;

(b) in the definition of “licensed”, for “the Department” there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

2.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2), for “the Department”, wherever it occurs in those provisions, there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are regulations 4(2), (2)(a)(i)(aa) and (bb), (ii)(aa) and (bb), (iii)(aa) and (bb), (iv)(aa) and (bb), (v) and (vi), (2)(b), (3) and (4), (6) to (9), 5(1), (1)(a) and (c), (2) and (4), 6(1), (4) and (5), 8(1), (2) and (4), 10(1), (3), (4) and (5), 11(1), 12(1) to (3), 15(3) and (4), 16(2), 17(1)(d) and (e)(iii), (3), 21(2)(b) and (3), 22, 23 and paragraphs 7(a) and 14 of Schedule 7, paragraph 8(b)(iv) of Schedule 11 and paragraphs 3 and 4(e) of Schedule 15.

Part III Consequential modifications to the Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

1.  In regulation 2(1) before the definition of “the Department” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”.

2.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2), for “the Department”, wherever it occurs in those provisions, there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are regulations 4(1), (2) and (3), 5(1) and (2), and 6 and paragraph 7(2) of Part I of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 2 and 6 of Part II of Schedule 1.

3.  For regulation 9 there shall be substituted the following regulation—

“9.   In premises licensed under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, these Regulations shall be enforced and executed by the Agency, and in any other case these Regulations shall be enforced and executed by each district council within its district.”.

Part IV Consequential modifications to the Beef Bones Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

1.  In regulation 2(1), after the definition of “additive” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”.

2.  In regulation 12, for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(1) In premises licensed under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, these Regulations shall be enforced by the Agency, and in any other case the Regulations shall be enforced by each district council within its district and each such authority shall for the purposes of these Regulations be an enforcement authority.”.

Part V Consequential modifications to the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

1.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) before the definition of “animals” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”; and

(b) the definition of “the Department” shall be omitted.

2.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2), for “the Department”, wherever it occurs in those provisions, there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are the definitions of “OVS” and “veterinary officer” in regulation 2(1), and regulations 4(1), (2), (3), (4), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12)(b)(i) and (ii), (13) and (14), 5(1), (1)(a) and (e), (2), (3) and (4), 7(1) to (3), 8(1), (2) and (4), 10(1), 11(1) to (3) and (5), 12(3)(b), 13(3), 18(1) and (2), 19(1)(d), 20(2)(b) and (3), 22, 24(4)(a)(i) and (iii), (b) and (c) and paragraph 1(b) of Part I of Schedule 6, paragraphs 13 and 14 of Part IX of Schedule 10, paragraph 2(d) of Schedule 14 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 16.

Part VI Consequential modifications to the Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

1.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) before the definition of “ambient store” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”; and

(b) the definition of “the Department” shall be omitted.

2.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2), for “the Department”, wherever it occurs in those provisions, there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are the definition of “approval authority” in regulation 2(1) and regulations 4(1)(c), 5(1)(c), 19(1) and 22 and paragraph 2(a)(iii) of Part IX of Schedule 2.

Part VII Consequential modifications to the Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

1.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) before the definition of “approval authority” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”;

(b) in the definition of “approval authority” for “the Department” there shall be substituted “the Agency”; and

(c) the definition of “the Department” shall be omitted.

2.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2), for “the Department”, wherever it occurs in those provisions, there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are regulations 10 and 12(1).

Part VIII Consequential modifications to the Specified Risk Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

1.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) before the first definition of “approved” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”;

(b) in the second definition of “approved”, for “the Department” there shall be substituted “the Agency”; and

(c) in the definition of “listed premises”, for “the Department” there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

2.  For regulation 5 there shall be substituted the following regulation—

“Approvals

5.— (1) The Department may, on application, approve any premises for the purposes of Part VI (transport and disposal of specified risk material) if it is satisfied that the premises—

(a) are properly equipped to carry out the functions to which the approval relates; and

(b) comply with the requirements of that Part.

(2) The Agency may, on application, authorise or register any premises for the purposes of Parts II, IV or V respectively (restrictions on the use of specified risk material and vertebral columns of ruminant animals, prohibitions on the removal of certain specified risk materials from ruminant animals and particular requirements in relation to sheep and goats) if it is satisfied that the premises—

(a) are properly equipped to carry out the functions of these Regulations to which the authorisation or registration relates; and

(b) comply with the requirements of the Part of these Regulations to which the authorisation or registration relates.”.

3.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2), for “the Department”, wherever it occurs in those provisions, there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are regulations 8(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5), 10(3), 14(2), 15(1)(a) and (7), 16A(2), 19(4), 31(1) and 31(A)(1).

4.  In regulation 8(4), for “him” there shall be substituted “it”.

Part IX Consequential modifications to the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

1.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) before the definition of “carcase” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”;

(b) the definition of “the Department” shall be omitted;

(c) in the definition of “licensed”, for “the Department” there shall be substituted “the Agency”;

(d) in the definition of “OVS”, for “the Department” there shall be substituted “the Agency”; and

(e) in the definition of “veterinary officer”, for “the Department” there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

2.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2), for “the Department”, wherever it occurs in those provisions, there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are regulations 3(2), (2)(a), (3), (4) and (6), 4(1), (1)(a) and (c), (2) and (3), 5(3), 6(1), (2) and (4), 7(1), (2) and (3), 9(1), (3), (4) and (5), 10(1), 11(1) to (3), 14(1) and (2), 15(1)(d) and (3), 16(2)(b) and 18 and paragraph 3(b)(iv) of Schedule 7.

Part X Consequential modifications to the Animal By-Products (Identification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

1.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) after the definition of “the 1993 Regulations” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”; and

(b) the definition of “the Department” shall be omitted.

2.  In regulations 3(3)(a), 12 and 13 for “the Department” there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

Part XI Consequential modifications to the Specified Risk Material (Inspection Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

1.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) before the definition of “approved” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”; and

(b) in the definitions of “SRM charge” and “SRM inspector”, for “the Department” there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

2.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2), for “the Department”, wherever it occurs in those provisions, there shall be substituted “the Agency”.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are regulations 3(1), (2) and (3) and 4(1), (1)(a) and (b) and paragraphs 2, 3(b) and 5 of the Schedule.

3.  In regulation 5(2) for “regulation 9(9)” and “(10)” there shall be substituted “regulation 9(10)” and “(11)” respectively.

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S.R. 1998 No. 237