The Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995

Amendments

20.—(1) At the end of sub-paragraph (b) (v) of the definition of “food business” in regulation 2(1) of the Food Hygiene (Markets, Stalls and Delivery Vehicles) Regulations 1966(1) there shall be added—

“(vi) to which the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 apply.”.

(2) At the end of regulation 3(2)(b) of the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1970(2) there shall be added—

“(v) the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995.”.

(3) At the end of regulation 3(2) of the Food Premises (Registration) Regulations 1991(3) there shall be added—

“(g) as a wild game processing facility in respect of which a licence is required under regulation 3 of the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995.”.

(4) In the Meat Hygiene Appeals Tribunal (Procedure) Regulations 1992(4)—

(a) for regulation 1(2) there shall be substituted the following—

“(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a Chairman or Secretary shall be a reference to the Chairman or Secretary appointed for the purposes of:—

(a) regulation 6 of, and Schedule 21 to, the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995;

(b) regulation 6 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995; or

(c) regulation 5 of, and Schedule 12 to, the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995.”; and

(b) in regulation 2, after the words “or the revocation of the licence of any premises” there shall be substituted the following—

“under—

(a) regulation 4 or 5, as the case may be, of the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995;

(b) regulation 4 or 5, as the case may be, of the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995; or

(c) regulation 3 or 4, as the case may be, of the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995.”.

(5) In the Meat (Hygiene, Inspection and Examination for Residues) (Charges) Regulations 1995(5)—

(a) in regulation 2(1), in the definition of “PIA salary costs”, after “Poultry Meat Regulations” there shall be inserted—

“or regulation 9 of the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995”;

(b) at the end of regulation 2(1) after the definition of “slaughterhouse” there shall be added—

““wild game” means—

(a)

wild land mammals which are hunted (including wild mammals living within an enclosed area under conditions of freedom similar to those enjoyed by wild game); and

(b)

wild birds.”;

(c) in regulation 9, after “game” there shall be inserted “and wild game”; and

(d) after paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 there shall be added—

“(c) the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995.”.

(6) In the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995—

(a) in regulation 2(1), for the definitions of “wild game”, “wild game meat” and “large wild game”, there shall be substituted the following—

““wild game”, “wild game meat”, “large wild game” and “small wild game” have the meanings given to them by regulation 2(1) of the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995;”;

(b) in regulation 22, after the words “section 3 (presumption that food is intended for sale for human consumption);” there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“section 9 (inspection and seizure of suspected food) with the modification that it shall apply to an authorised officer of an enforcement authority as it applies to an authorised officer of a food authority;”; and

(c) in paragraph 2 of Schedule 14, after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be added—

“(e) wild game meat is kept at a temperature which must not at any time exceed -12°C if frozen or, if chilled, +4°C in the case of small wild game and +7°C in the case of large wild game.”.

(7) In the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995—

(a) in regulation 2(1), for the definition of “small wild game” there shall be substituted the following—

““small wild game” and “wild game meat” have the meanings given to them by regulation 2(1) of the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995;”;

(b) in regulation 20(2)(a), for “or 19(3)” there shall be substituted, “19(3) or 25”;

(c) in regulation 24, after the words “section 3 (presumption that food is intended for sale for human consumption);” there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“section 9 (inspection and seizure of suspected food) with the modification that it shall apply to an authorised officer of an enforcement authority as it applies to an authorised officer of a food authority;”; and

(d) in Schedule 12, after paragraph 3 there shall be added—

“4.   Wild game meat derived from small wild game shall be chilled or frozen and kept at a temperature which must not at any time exceed +4°C if chilled or -12°C if frozen.”.

(8) In regulation 3 of the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995(6), after paragraph 2(k) there shall be added—

“(1) the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995.”.

(1)

S.I. 1966/791.

(2)

S.I. 1970/1172.

(3)

S.I. 1991/2825.

(4)

S.I. 1992/2921.

(5)

1995/361.

(6)

S.I. 1995/1763.