PART IPRELIMINARY

Exemptions and saving for existing licences3

1

These Regulations shall not apply—

a

to premises where fresh meat—

i

is used exclusively for the production for sale of meat products, meat preparations, minced meat or mechanically recovered meat;

ii

is cut up or stored for sale from those premises to the final consumer; or

iii

is used exclusively for carcase competitions;

b

to a cold store which handles only fresh meat which is packaged;

c

to fresh meat intended for exhibition, special studies or analysis provided that such meat is not used for human consumption and, except in the case of such meat used for analysis, it is destroyed after such exhibition or special study, as the case may be;

d

to fresh meat intended exclusively for sale to international organisations;

e

to fresh meat intended for uses other than human consumption; or

f

to any person engaged in any activity described in this regulation, or to any vehicle used for the purpose of any such activity.

2

Subject to regulation 5, nothing in these Regulations affects the validity of a licence issued under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 199211.