1989 No. 1764
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) Amendment No. 3 Order 1989
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
Whereas the Secretary of State is of the opinion, as mentioned in section 1(1)(a) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985(1), that there has been or may have been an escape of substances of such descriptions and in such quantities and such circumstances as are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food;
And whereas he is of the opinion, as mentioned in section 1(1)(b) of the said Act, that in consequence of the said escape of substances food which is, or may be in the future, in the areas described in the Schedule to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) Order 1989(2) or which is, or may be in the future, derived from anything in those areas is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1) and (2), and 24(1) and (3) of the said Act(3), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, he hereby makes the following Order:
Title, commencement and interpretation1
This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) Amendment No. 3 Order 1989 and shall come into force on 2nd October 1989.
Partial revocation and amendment
2
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) Order 1989 is revoked to the extent that it imposes prohibitions on—
a
the slaughter of any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 on or before 30th July 1989 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark; and
b
the slaughter of any sheep—
i
which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the said Act on or after 2nd October 1989 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a blue mark; and
ii
which has been examined and marked with an ear-tag by a person authorised in that behalf by one of the Ministers; and
c
the supply or having in possession for supply of meat, or food containing meat, derived from any sheep described in paragraphs (a) or (b) of this article,
and accordingly that Order is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.
3
In article 5, for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—
2
Paragraph (1) above shall not apply in the case of—
a
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent did not require that the sheep to which it applies should be marked;
b
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a red mark;
c
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given on or before 8th January 1989 under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a blue mark;
d
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given on or before 30th July 1989 under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark;
e
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given on or before 1st October 1989 under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark;
f
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given on or after 2nd October 1989 under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a blue mark.
4
In article 6, for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—
2
Paragraph (1) above shall not apply in the case of—
a
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent did not require that the sheep to which it applies should be marked;
b
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given on or before 2nd October 1988 under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark;
c
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given on or before 8th January 1989 under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a blue mark;
d
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given on or before 30th July 1989 under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark.
e
any sheep which—
i
was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a red mark, or
ii
was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given on or after 31st July 1989 under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark,
iii
was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given on or after 2nd October 1989 under section 2(1) of the said Act which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a blue mark,and which in any case has been examined and marked with an ear-tag by a person authorised in that behalf by one of the Ministers.
(This note is not part of the Order)