The Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) (Hygiene) Regulations 1998

6.—(1) A movement document, as prescribed in this paragraph, for the identification of each batch of live shellfish during transport from the production area to a dispatch centre, purification centre, relaying area or processing plant shall be issued by the food authority, on request, to the gatherer for completion by the gatherer in respect of each batch in a way which is both legible and indelible.

(2) The gatherer shall ensure the completed movement document accompanies each batch at all times.

(3) If a batch in respect of which a movement document has been issued is split for any reason, the person having control of the original batch at the time of the splitting shall ensure that the information accompanying the original batch accompanies each sub-batch in the same form as the movement document together with the full name and address of the person splitting the batch.

(4) A movement document shall be in the following form—

(5) Each movement document must be numbered permanently in sequence by the food authority.

(6) Each food authority shall keep a register indicating the number of each movement document together with the name of the person collecting the live shellfish and of the person to whom the document was issued.

(7) The person receiving a movement document for each batch of live shellfish shall put on it the date the batch was received by either a dispatch centre, purification centre, relaying area or processing plant and shall keep it available for inspection for a period of at least 60 days.

(8) If gathering is or is to be carried out by a person employed by the person who operates the dispatch centre, purification centre, relaying area or processing plant of destination, the food authority may, if satisfied that the gatherer will comply with the requirements of Part II concerning gathering and handling, issue to the gatherer a permanent transport authorization (which may be withdrawn at any time) absolving the gatherer from the requirement to use movement documents for transfers from a production area specified in that authorization to a dispatch centre, purification centre, relaying area, or processing plant specified in that authorization.