SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6

Provision relating to Northern Ireland
PART 4

Marketing standards and carcass classification

Carcass classification
18
1
DAERA may by regulations make provision about the classification, identification and presentation of bovine, pig and sheep carcasses by slaughterhouses in Northern Ireland.
2
Regulations under sub-paragraph (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
creating summary offences punishable with a fine not exceeding the amount specified in the regulations, which must not exceed level 5 on the standard scale;
g
about appeals;
h
conferring functions (including functions involving the exercise of a discretion) on a person.
3
Regulations under this paragraph may not authorise entry to a private dwelling without a warrant issued by a lay magistrate.
4
Regulations under this paragraph are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.
Sch. 6 para. 18 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes and otherwise at 11.1.2021, see s. 57(1)(b)(c)(6)