Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Amendments to the Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) Regulations 1998
2.—(1) The Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) Regulations 1998(1) are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) In the definition of “occupier” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) for the words “slaughterhouse, cutting premises or a cold store” substitute the words “slaughterhouse, cutting premises, cold store or re-packaging centre”.
(3) In the definition of “premises” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) for the words “slaughterhouse, cutting premises or cold store” substitute the words “slaughterhouse, cutting premises, cold store or re-packaging centre”.
(4) In the table in paragraph (2) of regulation 2 the words “re-packaging centre” are inserted in each of columns (1) and (2), after the entries relating to “cold store” in each case.
(5) In paragraph (1) of regulation 3 (charges) for the words “slaughterhouse, cutting premises and cold store” substitute the words “slaughterhouse, cutting premises, cold store or re-packaging centre”.
(6) The following regulation is inserted after regulation 3 (charges)–
“Withdrawal of inspections
3A. Where the Scottish Ministers, or the Agency acting on their behalf, have obtained decree against an occupier for any sum which is recoverable by them as a debt from that occupier under regulation 3(4) above and the occupier fails within a reasonable time thereafter to comply with that decree, the Scottish Ministers may, without prejudice to any other legal remedy open to them, direct the Agency not to carry out any further inspections at the premises in respect of which the debt accrued until the debt has been satisfied.”.
(7) In paragraph 2 of the Schedule (calculation of the inspection charge) the following sub-paragraph is inserted after sub-paragraph (a):–
“(aa)at a re-packaging centre”.
Susan C Deacon
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
9th March 2000