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The Animal By-Products Regulations 2003 (revoked)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introduction

    1. 1.Title, extent and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Approvals, etc.

  3. PART 2 Collection, transportation, storage, handling, processing and disposal of animal by-products

    1. 4.Category 1 material

    2. 5.Category 2 material

    3. 6.Category 3 material

    4. 7.Mixing mammalian and non-mammalian by-products

    5. 8.Collection, transportation and storage

  4. PART 3 Restrictions on access to animal by-products and their use

    1. 9.Access to animal by-products

    2. 10.Restrictions on use

    3. 11.Pasture land

    4. 12.Intra-species recycling of fish

  5. PART 4 Approved premises and competent authorities

    1. 13.The competent authority

    2. 14.Approval of premises

    3. 15.Biogas and composting plants

    4. 16.Composting catering waste on the premises on which it originates

    5. 17.Processing and intermediate plants' own checks

    6. 18.Sampling at processing plants

    7. 19.Sampling at biogas and composting plants

    8. 20.Samples sent to laboratories

    9. 21.Laboratories

  6. PART 5 Placing animal by-products and processed products on the market

    1. 22.Placing on the market of processed animal protein and other processed products that could be used as feed material

    2. 23.Placing on the market of petfood, dogchews and technical products

    3. 24.Placing on the market of compost or digestion residues for use on agricultural land

  7. PART 6 Derogations

    1. 25.Competent authority for Chapter V of the Community Regulation

    2. 26.Derogations regarding the use of animal by-products

    3. 27.Collection centres

    4. 28.Burial of pet animals

    5. 29.Remote areas

    6. 30.Burial in the event of a disease outbreak

    7. 31.Burning and burial of bees and apiculture products

  8. PART 7 Records

    1. 32.Records

    2. 33.Records for consigning, transporting or receiving animal by-products

    3. 34.Records for burying or burning of animal by-products

    4. 35.Records for disposal or use on premises

    5. 36.Delivery records to be kept by operators of biogas and composting plants

    6. 37.Treatment records for biogas and composting plants

    7. 38.Records for approved laboratories

    8. 39.Records to be kept for consignments of compost or digestion residue

  9. PART 8 Administration and enforcement

    1. 40.Grant of approvals

    2. 41.Suspension, amendment and revocation of approvals and registrations

    3. 42.Appeals

    4. 43.Notice requiring the disposal of animal by-products or catering waste

    5. 44.Cleansing and disinfection

    6. 45.Compliance with notices

    7. 46.Powers of entry

    8. 47.Obstruction

    9. 48.Penalties

    10. 49.Enforcement

    11. 50.Transitional measures

    12. 51.Amendments and revocations

  10. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BIOGAS AND COMPOSTING PLANTS

      1. PART 1 PREMISES

        1. 1.(1) There shall be— (a) a reception area in which...

        2. 2.The animal by-products shall be unloaded in the reception area...

        3. 3.The plant shall be operated in such a way that—...

        4. 4.The operator shall identify, control and monitor suitable critical points...

        5. 5.Containers, receptacles and vehicles used for transporting untreated animal by-products...

      2. PART II TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND PARAMETERS FOR CATERING WASTE

        1. 1.Unless an approval specifically permits a different system, catering waste...

        2. 2.The approval shall normally specify one of the methods in...

        3. 3.If the approval for a composting plant specifies one of...

        4. 4.The approval for a biogas plant shall specify one of...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      TESTING METHODS

      1. PART I METHOD FOR THE ISOLATION OF CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS

        1. 1.Tests shall be begun on receipt of the sample or...

        2. 2.Tests shall be carried out using two 10 gram portions...

        3. 3.Inoculations

        4. 4.Once the agar has set, each agar plate shall be...

        5. 5.Samples with colonies of Clostridium perfringens

        6. 6.In the case of each plate, 10 characteristic colonies of...

        7. 7.If the surface area of the plates is overgrown and...

        8. 8.One characteristic colony from each plate shall be subcultured on...

        9. 9.After incubation each plate shall be examined for colonies characteristic...

        10. Examination of subcultures

        11. 10.The motility nitrate medium shall be examined for the type...

        12. 11.After examination of the motility nitrate medium, 0.2 ml to...

        13. 12.Production of gas and acid from lactose and liquefaction of gelatin

        14. 13.The lactose gelatin medium shall be examined for colour. A...

        15. 14.The lactose gelatin medium shall be chilled for one hour...

        16. 15.The presence of Clostridium perfringens shall be determined on the...

        17. 16.Control Tests

        18. 17.10 gram portions of the rendered animal protein shall be...

        19. 18.One colony of Clostridium perfringens shall be placed in 10...

        20. 19.These are then treated and examined in the same way...

      2. PART II METHODS FOR THE ISOLATION OF SALMONELLA

        1. 1.Tests shall be begun on receipt of the sample or...

        2. 2.Tests shall be carried out in duplicate using two 25...

        3. 3.0.1 ml from the container of incubated BPW shall be...

        4. 4.Day 3

        5. 5.The residual RV broth shall be reincubated at 41.5°C±0.5°C for...

        6. 6.Day 4

        7. 7.The reincubated RV both shall be plated out as described...

        8. 8.Day 5

        9. 9.The plates referred to in paragraph 7 shall be examined...

        10. 1.Tests shall be begun on receipt of the sample or...

        11. 2.Tests shall be carried out in duplicate using two 25...

        12. 3.The incubated BPW/L/G shall be added to Selenite Cystine Trimethylamine-N-Oxide...

        13. 4.At the end of the 24 hour period, the information...

        14. 5.The plates shall be examined and a minimum of 3...

        15. 6.The incubated composite media or equivalent shall be examined and...

      3. PART III METHOD FOR THE ISOLATION OF ENTEROBACTERIACEAE

        1. 1.Tests shall be begun on receipt of the sample or...

        2. 2.Tests shall be carried out using five 10 gram portions...

        3. 3.Inoculations

        4. 4.Once the agar has set, each agar plate shall be...

        5. 5.Samples with colonies of Enterobacteriaceae

        6. 6.After counting the colonies, characteristic colonies shall be taken at...

        7. 7.Examination of subcultures

        8. 8.If not all of the colonies prove to be Enterobacteriaceae,...

        9. 9.Controls

        10. 10.A 10 gram portion of the rendered animal protein shall...

        11. 11.One colony of Escherichia coli shall be placed in 10...

        12. 12.This is then treated and examined in the same way...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      TRANSITIONAL MEASURES

      1. PART I TRANSITIONAL MEASURES REGARDING THE INTRA-SPECIES RECYCLING BAN FOR FISH

        1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. PART II THE COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF FORMER FOODSTUFFS

        1. 1.(1) The Secretary of State shall be the competent authority...

        2. 2.Collection, transport and disposal of former foodstuffs

        3. 3.Where former foodstuffs are mixed with Category 1 or Category...

        4. 4.Where former foodstuffs are sent for disposal in an approved...

        5. 5.Any person who fails to comply with any instructions given...

        6. 6.In this Part “former foodstuffs” does not include waste from...

      3. PART III USED COOKING OIL IN ANIMAL FEED

        1. 1.Scope

        2. 2.This Part is confined to used cooking oil which—

        3. 3.Approvals

        4. 4.The approval shall specify— (a) the name of the operator...

        5. 5.(1) Approval shall be suspended immediately if the conditions under...

        6. 6.General obligations

        7. 7.Used cooking oil shall be— (a) collected by an approved...

        8. 8.(1) Used cooking oil shall be collected and transported in...

        9. 9.Approved premises and the operation of blending premises

        10. 10.(1) Before mixing with other oil operators of blending premises...

        11. 11.(1) Approved premises shall be constructed in such a way...

        12. 12.Operators' own-checks

        13. 13.(1) The operator of approved blending premises shall carry out...

        14. 14.(1) The operator shall record the results of the checks...

        15. 15.(1) Containers, receptacles and, where appropriate, vehicles used for transporting...

        16. 16.(1) Used cooking oil shall meet the following minimum standards...

        17. 17.(1) Commercial documents may be in written or electronic form....

        18. 18.(1) Any person consigning, transporting or receiving used cooking oil...

        19. 19.(1) The Secretary of State shall maintain a list of...

      4. PART IV MAMMALIAN BLOOD

        1. 1.General

        2. 2.The Secretary of State may approve the use of processing...

        3. 3.(1) Approval shall be suspended immediately if the conditions under...

        4. 4.The approval shall only be granted if the operator was...

        5. 5.All other relevant provisions of the Community Regulation must be...

      5. PART V OLEOCHEMICAL PLANTS USING RENDERED FATS FROM CATEGORY 2 AND CATEGORY 3 MATERIALS

        1. 1.General obligations

        2. 2.(1) Approval shall be suspended immediately if the conditions under...

        3. 3.The approval shall only be granted to premises and facilities...

        4. 4.(1) Only rendered fats derived from Category 2 and Category...

      6. PART VI LOW CAPACITY INCINERATION OR CO-INCINERATION PLANTS WHICH DO NOT INCINERATE OR CO-INCINERATE SPECIFIED RISK MATERIALS OR CARCASES CONTAINING THEM

        1. 1.General obligations

        2. 2.(1) Approval shall be suspended immediately if the conditions under...

        3. 3.The approval shall only be granted to incinerators that were...

        4. 4.The operator shall take all necessary measures to ensure that—...

        5. 5.In the case of a breakdown or malfunction, the operator...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      AMENDMENTS

      1. AMENDMENTS TO THE TSE (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2002

        1. 1.The TSE (England) Regulations 2002 are amended in accordance with...

        2. 2.Regulations 33(4), 34(2), 52, 54, 56(1)(a), 56(2)(b), 56(4)(c) and (d),...

        3. 3.At the end of regulation 13 there shall be added—...

        4. 4.After regulation 34 there shall be inserted— Mixing specified risk...

        5. 5.For regulation 40 there shall be substituted the following regulation—...

        6. 6.For Schedule 5 (Application of Part IV of the Regulations...

  12. Explanatory Note

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