Amendments to the Meat (Hygiene and Inspection)(Charges) Regulations 19982
1
In so far as they extend to Wales, the Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) Regulations 19986 are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
2
In the definition of “occupier” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) the words “, cold store or a re-packaging centre,” are substituted for the words “or a cold store,”.
3
In the definition of “premises” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 the words “, cold store or re-packaging centre” are substituted for the words “or cold store”.
4
In the table in paragraph (2) of regulation 2 the words “re-packaging centre” are inserted below the words “cold store” in each of columns (1) and (2).
5
In paragraph (1) of regulation 3 (charges) the words “slaughterhouse, cutting premises, cold store and repackaging centre” are substituted for the words “slaughterhouse, cutting premises and cold store”.
6
The following regulation is inserted between regulation 3 and regulation 4 (information)—
Withdrawal of inspections3A
Where the Food Standards Agency has had judgment entered against an occupier for any sum which is recoverable by the Food Standards Agency as a debt from that occupier under regulation 3(4) above and the occupier fails within a reasonable time thereafter to satisfy the judgment the Food Standards Agency may (regardless of any other legal remedy open to it) refuse to carry out any further inspections at the premises in respect of which the debt accrued until the judgment has been satisfied.