The Animal By-Products (Identification) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, amend the Animal By Products (Identification) Regulations 1995 (“the 1995 Regulations”). The 1995 Regulations currently make provision for the sterilisation or staining of animal by products and for the control of movement of such by-products.

The effect of the amendments made to the 1995 Regulations by regulation 2(2)(b), (4),(5), (6) (a),(b),(d) and (e),(7)(a)(ii), (8), (9) and (10) of these Regulations is that animal by products may no longer be sterilised. Staining is now required in all cases except where specified in regulation 5(2), 6(2) or 7(2) of the 1995 Regulations.

The effect of the amendments made to regulations 6(2) and 7(2) of the 1995 Regulations by regulation 2(6)(c) and (f) and (7)(a)(i) and (b) respectively of these Regulations is that staining is not required where the animal by-product is immediately moved in the manner specified in regulation 6(4) or 7(3) of the 1995 Regulations to premises approved under article 7 of the Animal By-Products Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/646, as amended) for rendering there or to other premises for incineration there in accordance with article 10 of that Order.

Regulation 2(2)(a) of these Regulations inserts a definition of “approved premises” into the interpretation provisions of the 1995 Regulations.

A minor amendment is also made by regulation 2(3) of these Regulations to the definition of “animal by-product” in regulation 3(1) of the 1995 Regulations.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment, which includes a compliance cost assessment of the effect which these Regulations would have on business costs, has been prepared in respect of these Regulations and has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies can be obtained from the Meat Policy Branch of the Food Standards Agency, 6th Floor, St Magnus House, 25 Guild Street, Aberdeen AB11 6NJ.