Animal By-Products (Identification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
1Citation and commencement
2Interpretation
3Meaning of “animal by-product”
4Scope
5Exemptions
6Sterilisation and staining of animal by-products in slaughter-houses or game processing facilities
7Sterilisation and staining of animal by-products in animal by-products premises
8Freezing of animal by-products in any slaughter-house, game processing facility or animal by-products premises
9Storage and packaging of animal by-products
10Restriction on movement of animal by-products
11Application of various Articles of the Order
12Enforcement
13Information to be provided by district councils
14Offences and penalties
15Revocation

1999 No. 418

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Animal By-Products (Identification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Made

Coming into operation

Whereas it appears to the Department of Agriculture acting as the Department concerned that it is necessary or expedient—

a

for the purpose of securing that food complies with food safety requirements and in the interests of the public health; and

b

for the purpose of protecting or promoting the interests of consumers,

to make the following Regulations;

Now therefore, that Department, being the Department concerned, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15(1) and (3), 25(3), 26(3) and 47(2) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 19911 and of every power enabling it in that behalf, and after consultation, in accordance with Article 47(3) of that Order, with such organisations as appear to it to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations: