Animal By-Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Regulation 50

SCHEDULE 4AMENDMENTS TO THE TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY (NORTHERN IRELAND) REGULATIONS 2002

1.  The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2002 are amended in accordance with this Schedule.

2.  Regulations 33(4), 34(2) and (5), 52, 54, 56(1)(a), 56(2)(b), 56(4)(c) , (d) and (e), 63 to 68, 69(1), (3), (4) and (5) and Schedule 6 are revoked.

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

“(7) In this regulation mammalian meat and bone meal does not include any compost or digestion residues resulting from the treatment of animal by-products in a composting or biogas plant in accordance with the Animal By-Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.”.

4.  After regulation 34 there shall be inserted –

“Mixing specified risk material with other animal material

34A.  Any animal material that comes into contact with specified risk material shall be treated as specified risk material.”.

5.  For regulation 40 there shall be substituted the following regulation –

“Disposal of specified risk material

40.  Once specified risk material has been removed from the carcase and treated in accordance with this Part, including any material treated as if it were specified risk material in accordance with regulation 33(5) or 34(4), or, in the case of specified solid waste, recovered from the drainage system, the person responsible for its removal or recovery shall, without unreasonable delay –

(a)consign it in accordance with the Animal By-Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003; or

(b)consign it to premises licensed under regulation 57.”.

6.—(1) In regulations 57(3) and (5) and 60(5) the words “and Schedule 6” shall be deleted.

(2) In regulations 60(1), 61(1) and 71(2) the words “or Schedule 6” shall be deleted.

7.  For regulation 102(1) there shall be substituted the following regulation –

“General provisions relative to slaughter and compensation

(1) Where an animal or bird has been slaughtered under these Regulations at the direction of the Department the carcase shall belong to the Department and may be sold or otherwise disposed of by or at the direction of the Department, as the condition of the animal, bird or carcase and other circumstances may permit.”.

8.  For Schedule 5 (Application of Part IV of the Regulations to scheme animals) there shall be substituted the following Schedule –

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