The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Title and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (No.2) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 26th April 2008.

Amendment of the Transmissible Spongiform (Encephalopathies) (No. 2) Regulations 2006

2.—(1) The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (No.2) Regulations 2006(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) immediately before the definition of “bovine animal” there is inserted the following definition –

““the amended Community TSE Regulation” means the Community TSE Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 722/2007 amending Annexes II, V, VI, VIII, IX and XI to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 357/2008 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(3);”;

(b) in the definition of “cutting plant”, for the reference to paragraph 10(2)(c) of Schedule 6 there is substituted a reference to paragraph 9(2)(b)(iii) of that Schedule; and

(c) immediately after the definition of “slaughterhouse” there is inserted the following definition –

““specified risk material” (save as specified in paragraph 20(6) of Schedule 6) has the meaning given to it in Article 3.1(g) of the amended Community TSE Regulation;”.

(3) For Schedule 6 (specified risk material, mechanically separated meat and slaughtering techniques) there is substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(4) In Schedule 7 (restrictions on dispatch to other member States and to third countries) for paragraph 2 (exports to third countries) there is substituted the following paragraph—

“2.   Any person who fails to comply with point 10.3 of Annex V to the amended Community TSE Regulation is guilty of an offence.”.

Revocation

3.  The Beef Bones Regulations 1997(4) are revoked in as far as they apply in relation to England.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Dawn Primarolo

Minister of State,

Department of Health

24th April 2008