2.—(1) In these Regulations–
“the Fresh Meat Regulations” means the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995(1);
“fresh”, as applied to red meat or to poultry meat, means all meat, including chilled or frozen meat, which has not undergone any preserving process and includes meat vacuum wrapped or wrapped in a controlled atmosphere;
“licensed poultry meat cutting plant” means cutting premises licensed under regulation 4 of the Poultry Meat Regulations;
“licensed poultry meat slaughterhouse” means a slaughterhouse licensed under regulation 4 of the Poultry Meat Regulations;
“licensed red meat cutting plant” means cutting premises licensed under regulation 4 of the Fresh Meat Regulations;
“licensed red meat slaughterhouse” means a slaughterhouse licensed under regulation 4 of the Fresh Meat Regulations;
“livestock unit” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Fresh Meat Regulations;
“poultry” and “poultry meat” have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Poultry Meat Regulations;
“the Poultry Meat Regulations” means the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995(2);
“red meat” has the same meaning as meat in regulation 2(1) of the Fresh Meat Regulations;
“the specified amount” means–
in the case of any licensed red meat slaughterhouse, 500 livestock units;
in the case of any licensed red meat cutting plant, 150 tonnes of fresh red meat;
in the case of any licensed poultry meat slaughterhouse, 200,000 poultry; and
in the case of any licensed poultry meat cutting plant, 150 tonnes of fresh poultry meat.
(2) Nothing in these Regulations shall apply in relation to any licensed red meat slaughterhouse which is used to process bovine animals under the purchase scheme introduced by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 716/96 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom(3).
S.I. 1995/539, amended by S.I. 1995/731, 1763 and 2148, 2200, 3124 and 3189, 1996/1148 and 2235, 1997/1729 and 2074, S.S.I. 2000/62, 171 and 288, 2001/160, 358, 394 and 429 and 2002/35.
S.I. 1995/540 amended by S.I. 1995/1763, 2200, 2148 and 3025 and 1997/1729 and S.S.I. 2000/62, 171 and 288 and 2002/87.
O.J. No. L 99, 20.4.96, p.14.