The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (England) Amendment Order 1989

Title and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (England) Amendment Order 1989 and shall come into force on 9th January 1989.

Partial revocation and amendment

2.  The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (England) Order 1987 is revoked to the extent that it imposes prohibitions on–

(a) the slaughter of a 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 2nd October 1988 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark; and

(b) the slaughter of a sheep which–

(i) was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) on or after 9th January 1989, which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark; and

(ii) 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 a sheep described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this article, and accordingly that Order is further amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.

3.  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 to a market in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the Act which consent did not require that the sheep to which it applies should be marked in a manner specified therein;

(b) any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) on or before 10th January 1988 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a blue mark;

(c) any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) on or before 31st July 1988 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark;

(d) any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) on or before 2nd October 1988 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark; or

(e) any sheep which–

(i) was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) 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 such a consent given on or after 9th January 1989 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark; or

(iii) was moved from any place in accordance with such a consent given on or after 3rd October 1988 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.”.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 4th January 1989

L.S.

John MacGregor

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food