The Animal By-Products (Wales) Regulations 2003 (revoked)

PART 1Introduction

1Title, application and commencement

2Interpretation

3Approvals etc.

PART 2Collection, transportation, storage, handling, processing and disposal of animal by-products

4Category 1 material

5Category 2 material

6Category 3 material

7Mixing mammalian and non-mammalian by-products

8Collection, transportation and storage

PART 3Restrictions on access to animal by-products and their use

9Access to animal by-products

10Restrictions on use

12Intra-species recycling of fish

PART 4Approved premises and competent authorities

13The competent authority

14Approval of premises

15Biogas and composting plants

16Composting catering waste on the premises on which it originates

17Processing and intermediate plants own checks

18Sampling at processing plants

19Sampling at biogas and composting plants

20Samples sent to laboratories

PART 5Placing animal by-products and processed products on the market

22Placing on the market of processed animal protein and other processed products that could be used as feed material

23Placing on the market of petfood, dogchews and technical products

24Placing on the market of compost or digestion residues for use on agricultural land

PART 6Derogations

25Competent authority for Chapter V of the Community Regulation

26Derogations regarding the use of animal by products

27Collection centres

28Burial of pet animals

29Burial in the event of a disease outbreak

30Burning and burial of bees and apiculture products

32Records for consigning, transporting or receiving animal by-products

33Records for burying or burning of animal by-products

34Records for disposal or use on premises

35Delivery records to be kept by operators of approved biogas and composting plants

36Treatment records for biogas and composting plants

37Records for approved laboratories

38Records to be kept for consignments of compost or digestion residue

PART 8Administration and enforcement

39Grants of approvals

40Suspension, amendment or revocation of approvals, authorisations and registrations

42Notice requiring the disposal of animal by-products or catering waste

43Cleansing and disinfection

44Compliance with notices

45Powers of entry

49Service of notices and other documents

50Transitional provisions

51Amendments and Revocations

SCHEDULE 1Additional requirements for biogas and composting plants

2The animal by-products must be unloaded in the reception area...

3The plant must be operated in such a way that...

4The operator shall identify, control and monitor suitable critical points...

5Containers, receptacles and vehicles used for transporting untreated animal by-products...

PART IITreatment systems and parameters for catering waste

1Unless an approval specifically permits a different system, catering waste...

2The approval must normally specify one of the methods in...

3If the approval for a composting plant specifies one of...

4The approval of a biogas plant must specify one of...

SCHEDULE 2Testing Methods

PART IMETHOD FOR THE ISOLATION OF CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS

1Tests must be begun on receipt of the sample or...

2Tests must be carried out using two 10 gram portions...

4Once the agar has set, each agar plate must be...

5Samples with colonies of Clostridium perfringens

6In the case of each plate, 10 characteristic colonies of...

7If the surface area of the plates is overgrown and...

8One characteristic colony from each plate must be subcultured on...

9After incubation each plate must be examined for colonies characteristic...

Examination of subcultures

10The motility nitrate medium must be examined for the type...

11After examination of the motility nitrate medium, 0.2 ml to...

12Production of gas and acid from lactose and liquefaction of gelatin

13The lactose gelatin medium must be examined for colour. A...

14The lactose gelatin medium must be chilled for one hour...

15The presence of Clostridium perfringens must be determined on the...

16Control Tests

1710 gram portions of the rendered animal protein must be...

18One colony of Clostridium perfringens must be placed in 10...

19These are then treated and examined in the same way...

PART IIMETHODS FOR THE ISOLATION OF SALMONELLA

1Tests must be begun on receipt of the sample or...

2Tests must be carried out in duplicate using two 25...

30.1 ml from the jar of incubated BPW must be...

5The residual RV broth must be reincubated at 41.5°C±0.5°C for...

7The reincubated RV broth must be plated out as described...

9The plates referred to in paragraph 7 must be examined...

1Tests must be begun on receipt of the sample or...

2Tests must be carried out in duplicate using two 25...

3The incubated BPW/L/G must be added to Selenite Cystine Trimethylamine-N-Oxide...

4At the end of the 24 hour period, the information...

5The plates must be examined and a minimum of 3...

6The incubated composite media or equivalent must be examined and...

PART IIIMETHOD FOR THE ISOLATION OF ENTEROBACTERIACEAE

1Tests must be begun on receipt of the sample or...

2Tests must be carried out using five 10 gram portions...

4Once the agar has set, each agar plate must be...

5Samples with colonies of Enterobacteriaceae

6After counting the colonies, characteristic colonies must be taken at...

7Examination of subcultures

8If not all of the colonies prove to be Enterobacteriaceae,...

10A 10 gram portion of the rendered animal protein must...

11One colony of Escherichia coli must be placed in 10...

12This is then treated and examined in the same way...

SCHEDULE 3Transitional Measures

PART IINTRA-SPECIES RECYCLING BAN FOR FISH

1In accordance with Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No....

PART IICOLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF FORMER FOODSTUFFS

1(1) The National Assembly will be the competent authority for...

2For the purposes of Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EC)...

3Where former foodstuffs are mixed with Category 1 or Category...

4Where former foodstuffs are sent for disposal in an approved...

5Any person who fails to comply with any instructions given...

6In this Part “former foodstuffs” does not include waste from...

PART IIIUSKED COOKING OIL IN ANIMAL FEED

2This Part is confined to used cooking oil which —...

4The approval must specify — (a) the name of the...

5(1) Approval must be suspended immediately if the conditions under...

6General obligations

7Used cooking oil must be — (a) collected by an...

8(1) Used cooking oil must be collected and transported in...

9Approved premises and the operation of blending premises

10(1) Before mixing with other oil operators of blending premises...

11(1) Approved premises must be constructed in such a way...

12Operators'own-checks

13(1) The operator of approved blending premises must carry out...

14(1) The operator must record the results of the checks...

15(1) Containers, receptacles and, where appropriate, vehicles used for transporting...

16(1) Used cooking oil must meet the following minimum standards...

17(1) Commercial documents may be in written or electronic form....

18(1) Any person consigning, transporting or receiving used cooking oil...

19(1) The National Assembly shall maintain a list of the...

PART IVMAMMALIAN BLOOD

2The National Assembly may approve the use of processing methods...

3(1) Approval must be suspended immediately if the conditions under...

4The approval may only be granted if the operator was...

5All other relevant provisions of the Community Regulation must be...

PART VOLEOCHEMICAL PLANTS USING RENDERED FATS FROM CATEGORY 2 AND CATEGORY 3 MATERIALS

1General obligations

2(1) Approval must be suspended immediately if the conditions under...

3The approval may only be granted to premises and facilities...

4(1) Only rendered fats derived from Category 2 and Category...

PART VILOW CAPACITY INCINERATION OR CO-INCINERATION PLANTS WHICH DO NOT INCINERATE OR CO-INCINERATE SPECIFIED RISK MATERIALS OR CARCASES CONTAINING THEM

1General obligations

2(1) Approval must be suspended immediately if the conditions under...

3The approval may only be granted to incinerators that were...

4Specific requirements

5In the case of a breakdown or malfunction, the operator...

1Amendments to the TSE (Wales) Regulations 2002

2Regulations 33(4), 34(2),52, 54, 56(1)(a), 56(2)(b), 56(4)(c) and (d), 63...

3At the end of the regulation 13 there shall be...

4After regulation 34 there shall be inserted — Mixing specified...

5For regulation 40 there is substituted the following regulation— Once specified risk material has been removed from the carcase...

6For Schedule 5 (Application of Part IV of the Regulations...

SCHEDULE 5APPLICATION OF PART IV OF THE REGULATIONS TO SCHEME ANIMALS

2003 No. 2756 (W.267)

ANIMALS, WALESANIMAL HEALTH

The Animal By-Products (Wales) Regulations 2003 (revoked)F1

Made29th October 2003

Coming into force31st October 2003

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Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

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Regulations revoked (12.5.2006) by The Animal By-Products (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1293), regs. 1, 53(2)