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7. For regulation 6 (staining of animal by-products in cold stores, cutting premises, game processing facilities or slaughterhouses) substitute–
6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, it shall be the duty of the occupier of any cold store, cutting plant, game-handling establishment or slaughterhouse to ensure that any animal by-product is stained without undue delay.
(2) The duty imposed by paragraph (1) above shall not apply in relation to any animal by-product which–
(a)is–
(i)immediately moved to accommodation in the relevant cold store, cutting plant, game- handling establishment or slaughterhouse;
(ii)placed in a suitable, sufficient and lockable receptacle with closely fitting covers that is only used for holding meat rejected as unfit for human consumption and is clearly marked to that effect; and
(iii)stained by the operator concerned as soon as practicable after it has been placed in the receptacle; or
(b)is immediately moved, in the manner specified in paragraph (4), to an approved rendering plant for rendering there, or to an approved incineration plant which is adequately separated from the cold store, cutting plant, game-handling establishment or slaughterhouse concerned for incineration there.
(3) The occupier of any cold store, cutting plant, game-handling establishment or slaughterhouse shall ensure that any animal by-product which is placed in a receptacle in accordance with paragraph (2) above is removed from the relevant cold store, cutting plant, game-handling establishment or slaughterhouse as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(4) The manner is that the animal by-product is moved through a sealed and leak-proof pipe which connects the cold store, cutting plant, game-handling establishment or slaughterhouse concerned directly with the relevant approved rendering plant or, as the case may be, approved incineration plant.”.
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