The Animal By-Products (Identification) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Animal By-Products (Identification) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendments to the Animal By-Products (Identification) Regulations 1995

2.—(1) The Animal By-Products (Identification) Regulations 1995(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)–

(a) after the definition of “animal by products premises” there shall be inserted–

““approved premises” means premises which are approved under article 7 of the 1999 Order;”; and

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

(3) In regulation 3(1) (meaning of “animal by-product”) the word “direct” shall be omitted.

(4) In regulation 4(a) (scope) the words “sterilisation or” shall be omitted.

(5) In regulation 5(2) (exemptions) the words “and sterilisation” shall be omitted.

(6) In regulation 6 (sterilisation and staining of animal by products in cold stores, cutting premises, slaughterhouses or farmed game processing facilities)–

(a) in paragraph (1) the words “sterilised or” shall be omitted;

(b) paragraph (2)(a) shall be omitted;

(c) in paragraph (2)(b)–

(i) the word “or”, where it appears at the end of paragraph (i), shall be omitted, and

(ii) after paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted–

“(iii) is immediately moved, in the manner specified in paragraph (4), either to approved premises for rendering there or to premises which are separate from the cold store, cutting premises, slaughterhouse or farmed game processing facility concerned for incineration there in accordance with article 10 of the 1999 Order;”;

(d) paragraph (2)(c) shall be omitted;

(e) in paragraph (3)–

(i) for “paragraph (2)(a) or (b) above”, there shall be substituted “paragraph (2)(b) above”; and

(ii) “sterilised or, as the case may be,” shall be omitted; and

(f) for paragraph (4) there shall be substituted–

“(4) The manner is that the animal by product is moved through a sealed and leak proof pipe which connects the cold store, cutting premises, slaughterhouse or farmed game processing facility concerned directly with the relevant approved premises or, as the case may be, premises at which the animal by product is to be incinerated.”.

(7) In regulation 7 (sterilisation and staining of animal by products in animal by products premises)–

(a) in paragraph (1)–

(i) for “paragraph (2)”, there shall be substituted “paragraphs (2) and (3)”;

(ii) the words “sterilised or” shall be omitted; and

(b) for paragraphs (2) and (3) there shall be substituted–

“(2) The duty imposed by paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to any animal by product which is immediately moved, in the manner specified in paragraph (3), either to approved premises for rendering there or to premises which are separate from the animal by products premises concerned for incineration there in accordance with article 10 of the 1999 Order.

(3) The manner is that the animal by product is moved through a sealed and leak proof pipe which connects the animal by products premises concerned directly with the relevant approved premises or, as the case may be, premises at which the animal by product is to be incinerated.”.

(8) In regulation 8 (freezing of animal by products in any cold store, cutting premises, slaughterhouse, farmed game processing facility or animal by products premises) “sterilised or” shall be omitted.

(9) In each of paragraphs (1) and (3) of regulation 9 (storage and packaging of animal by products) the word “unsterilised” shall be omitted.

(10) In each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 10 (restriction on movement of animal by products) the words “sterilised or” shall be omitted.

MARY MULLIGAN

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

29th January 2003