The Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005 and come into force on 17th March 2005.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment to the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995

2.—(1) The Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) For regulation 14(2)(b) (general conditions) substitute–

“(b) poultry meat which–

(i) has not been eviscerated or has been obtained from the body of any bird which has not been eviscerated; or

(ii) has been treated with an agent used specifically to promote water retention or has been obtained in technologically similar conditions and is likely as a result to present the same risk; or”.

(2) For regulation 14(9) substitute–

“(9) Paragraph (2)(b)(i) above shall not apply to partially eviscerated poultry (“effilé”).”.

Consequential amendment

3.  In paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 (regulations relevant to intra-Community trade) to the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996(2), for “The Meat (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) (Scotland) Regulations 2002.”(3), substitute–

• “S.S.I. 2002/234;

• The Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005.”.

RHONA BRANKIN

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

23rd February 2005