The Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995

Appeals

6.—(1) Where the Minister has refused to license any premises or has granted a licence with conditions under regulation 4 or has revoked the licence of any premises under regulation 5, the occupier of those premises may, within 28 days of being notified of that decision in accordance with regulation 4(4) or 5(2), appeal to a Meat Hygiene Appeals Tribunal.

(2) The provisions of Schedule 15 shall apply in respect of the constitution, appointment of members, remuneration of members and staffing of a Meat Hygiene Appeals Tribunal.

(3) Where on an appeal under paragraph (1) above a Meat Hygiene Appeals Tribunal determines that—

(a) the issue of a licence under regulation 4 should not have been refused; or

(b) any condition imposed under regulation 4(6) or (7) was unreasonable; or

(c) a licence revoked under regulation 5 should not have been revoked,

the Minister shall give effect to the determination of the Tribunal.

(4) Without prejudice to sections 9 to 13 of the Act, where the Minister has refused a licence under regulation 4 or revoked the licence of any premises under regulation 5, a person who, immediately before such refusal or revocation, had been lawfully using them as a slaughterhouse, cutting premises, a cold store or a re-wrapping centre (as the case may be) may continue to use them for that purpose, subject to any reasonable conditions imposed by the Minister for the protection of public health, until the time for appealing has expired and, if an appeal is lodged, until the appeal is finally disposed of or abandoned.