The Pig Carcase (Grading) Regulations 1994

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the appropriate Minister”—

(a) in relation to England, means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;

(b) in relation to Scotland or Wales, means the Secretary of State;

“authorised officer” means a person (whether or not an officer of that Minister) authorised by the appropriate Minister for the purposes of these Regulations;

“clean pig” means a pig which has not been used for breeding;

“the Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 88/234/EEC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in the United Kingdom(1), as amended by Commission Decision 88/478/EEC(2), Commission Decision 92/557/EEC(3), Commission Decision 93/445/EEC(4)and Commission Decision 94/336/EC(5);

“the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2967/85 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases(6);

“Community provision” means any requirement as to weighing, grading, marking or identifying of pig carcases or the making or keeping of any record in relation thereto under the Council Regulation, the Commission Regulation or the Commission Decision;

“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3220/84 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases(7), as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3530/86(b) and Council Regulation (EC) No. 3513/93(c);

“exempt carcase” means the carcase of a pig—

(a)

which has been used for breeding; or

(b)

which has been obtained in a slaughterhouse in which there are slaughtered not more than 200 clean pigs per week on a yearly average basis;

“the MLC” means the Meat and Livestock Commission established by virtue of section 1(1) of the Agriculture Act 1967(8);

“occupier” means a person carrying on the business of operating a slaughterhouse;

“pig carcase” has the meaning assigned to it by the first indent of Article 2(1) of the Council Regulation, except that, in pursuance of the derogations contained in Articles 2 and 2a of the Commission Decision, the carcase may include—

(a)

the tongue;

(b)

the flare fat, the kidneys and the diaphragm; or

(c)

the tongue, the flare fat, the kidneys and the diaphragm;

“slaughterhouse” means a slaughterhouse in which pigs are slaughtered.

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule so numbered in these Regulations.

(1)

OJ No. L105, 26.4.88, p.15.

(2)

OJ No. L234, 24.8.88, p.17.

(3)

OJ No. L358, 8.12.92, p.22.

(4)

OJ No. L208, 19.8.93, p.36.

(5)

OJ No. L150, 16.6.94, p.34.

(6)

OJ No. L285, 25.10.85, p.39.

(7)

OJ No. L301, 20.11.84, p.1.

(8)

OJ No. L326, 21.11.86, p.8.