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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. 1.Title, application and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Transitional provisions

    4. 4.Revocations

  3. PART 2 NOTIFICATIONS BY OPERATORS

    1. 5.Notification by operators

  4. PART 3 BOVINE CARCASES

    1. 6.Application of these Regulations to small-scale bovine operators

    2. 7.Competent authorities: bovine carcases

    3. 8.Licence to carry out classification

    4. 9.Licence for automated grading

    5. 10.Appeals regarding licences

    6. 11.Records: bovine carcases

  5. PART 4 PIG CARCASES

    1. 12.Exemption for small-scale pig operators

    2. 13.Competent authority: pig carcases

    3. 14.Authorised grading methods

    4. 15.Records instead of marking

    5. 16.Records: pig carcases

  6. PART 5 ENFORCEMENT AND OFFENCES

    1. 17.Notices

    2. 18.Powers of entry

    3. 19.Powers of authorised officers

    4. 20.Enforcement notices

    5. 21.Appeals against enforcement notices

    6. 22.Penalty notices

    7. 23.Restriction on proceedings for penalty offence

    8. 24.Payment of penalty

    9. 25.Withdrawal of penalty notice

    10. 26.Offences: European beef provisions

    11. 27.Offences: European pig provision

    12. 28.Offences: notifications by operators

    13. 29.Offences: licences (bovine carcases)

    14. 30.Offences: authorised grading methods (pig carcases)

    15. 31.Offences: records and marks

    16. 32.Offences: obstruction etc.

    17. 33.Period for bringing prosecution

    18. 34.Offences by bodies corporate

    19. 35.Defence of due diligence

    20. 36.Offences: punishment

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      European provisions: bovine carcases

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      European provision: pig carcases

      1. PART 1

      2. PART 2

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Records: bovine carcases

      1. 1.The results of the classification.

      2. 2.The approval number of the slaughterhouse.

      3. 3.The kill or slaughter number of the animal from which...

      4. 4.The date of slaughter.

      5. 5.The warm weight of the carcase together with a note...

      6. 6.The dressing specification used.

      7. 7.A record that the prescribed communication has been effected.

      8. 8.The name, signature and classification licence serial number of the...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Records: pig carcases

      1. 1.The results of the classification.

      2. 2.The approval number of the slaughterhouse.

      3. 3.The kill or slaughter number of the animal from which...

      4. 4.The date of slaughter.

      5. 5.The warm weight of the carcase, together with a note...

      6. 6.The lean meat percentage of the carcase.

      7. 7.An indication as to whether the tongue, flare fat, kidneys...

      8. 8.A record that the prescribed communication has been effected.

      9. 9.The name and signature of the person who carried out...

  9. Explanatory Note