Amendment to the Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
3. In regulation 2 (Interpretation)—
(a)insert, after the definition of “disease legislation”—
““domestic market” is the market for the sale of poultry meat in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland;”;
(b)omit the definition of “relevant date”;
(c)before the definition of “slaughter” insert—
““seropositive pig” means a pig that is not a restricted animal but is required by the Department to be slaughtered in a slaughterhouse due to antibodies against swine vesicular disease virus being identified in that pig;
“seropositive pig meat” is meat derived from a seropositive pig which—
is not restricted meat, and
has not been treated in accordance with Schedule 2 at a designated treatment centre;”.
(d)In the definition of “inspector” after the word “Department” insert “ or District Council”
(e)In the definition of “occupier” for the words “the occupier” substitute “the person in charge”.