The Bovine Products (Despatch to Other Member States) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 1996 No. 563 — creates 1 criminal offence.
- Made
- 3 December 1996
- In force from
- 1 January 1997
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
- Made under
- European Communities Act 1972
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations.) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
These Regulations implement in part Council Decision 96/239/EC on emergency measures to protect against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, as amended by Commission Decision 96/362/EC. Regulation 3 controls the despatch to other member States of meat and other products from bovine animals slaughtered outside the United Kingdom. Regulation 4 makes provision for the Department to charge fees. Regulations 5 to 8 contain provisions on enforcement, obstruction, offences and penalties. Regulation 9 amends the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 and the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 so that those Regulations apply without prejudice to these Regulations.
Offences created by this instrument
- A person contravening any provision of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence regulation 7(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
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