Authorisation of collection centres and tanneries
4.—(1) A food authority shall, on application under this regulation, authorise a collection centre or tannery if the food authority is satisfied that—
(a)the collection centre or tannery has storage rooms with hard floors and smooth walls which are easy to clean and disinfect;
(b)where appropriate, the collection centre or tannery is provided with refrigeration facilities;
(c)the storage rooms of the collection centre or tannery are kept in a satisfactory state of cleanliness and repair, so that they do not constitute a source of contamination for the raw materials;
(d)if any raw material which does not conform to any requirement imposed by virtue of the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 which is applicable to it is or will be stored or processed in the premises, it is or, as appropriate, will be segregated throughout the period of receipt, storage, processing and dispatch from raw material which does so conform;
(e)the food authority has all the information it needs to notify the Agency of the authorisation under regulation 8(2)(a) of these Regulations.
(2) When granting any authorisation under this regulation, the food authority shall allocate a distinctive number to the premises.