The Hormonal Substances (Food Sources) (Animals) Regulations 1991

Notice requiring slaughter of a suspected animal

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(1) Where, on further investigation, it appears to an authorised officer that a prohibited substance is present in an animal which is the subject of a notice given under regulation 5 above, the authorised officer may give notice in writing to the person in charge of the animal requiring him to slaughter the animal, or to cause the animal to be slaughtered, in such a manner and within such a period as may be specified in the notice.

(2) If any person on whom a notice has been served under paragraph (1) above fails to comply with the requirements of the notice relating to the slaughter of an animal, an authorised officer may, without prejudice to any proceedings arising out of such default, carry out or cause to be carried out such requirements.

(3) Where an authorised officer has exercised the powers conferred on him under paragraph (2) above the enforcement authority may make a charge of an amount equal to the amount of expenses reasonably incurred by the authorised officer in doing so, which charge shall be payable by the person in default and shall be recoverable by the enforcement authority as a civil debt.

(4) For the purposes of recovery of any amount payable under this regulation “enforcement authority” means–

(a) where the slaughter takes place in England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,

(b) where the slaughter takes place in Wales, the Secretary of State for Wales, and

(c) where the slaughter takes place in Scotland, the Secretary of State for Scotland.