Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023

CHAPTER 3 CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN CARCASSES ETC.

35 Carcass classification

(1) The Welsh Ministers may, by regulations, make provision about the classification, identification and presentation of bovine, pig and sheep carcasses by slaughterhouses in Wales.

(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may include provision about enforcement, which may (among other things) include provision—

(a) about the provision of information;

(b) conferring powers of entry;

(c) conferring powers of inspection, search and seizure;

(d) about the keeping of records;

(e) imposing monetary penalties;

(f) for recovery of amounts due in respect of monetary penalties, including provision for interest, set-off and security for payment;

(g) creating summary offences punishable with a fine (or a fine not exceeding an amount specified in the regulations, which must not exceed level 4 on the standard scale);

(h) about licences, accreditations, authorisations and registration requirements;

(i) about appeals;

(j) conferring functions (including functions involving the exercise of a discretion) on a person.

(3) Regulations under this section may not authorise entry to a private dwelling without a warrant issued by a justice of the peace.

(4) In this section, “pigs” means porcine animals, including wild boar and other feral pigs.