UK Offence Report

The Specified Risk Material (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (revoked)

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 1999 No. 157 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
26 March 1999
In force from
23 April 1999
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales

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 amend the Specified Risk Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (“the principal Regulations”). The amendments made by these Regulations have the effect of allowing the export to certain premises in France of carcases of older sheep containing spinal cord which is “specified risk material” as defined in regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations. The amendments disapply regulation 6(1) of the principal Regulations (prohibition on selling for human consumption specified risk material or food containing same) and part of regulation 9(2) of those Regulations (requirement for slaughterhouse operator to remove specified risk material from carcases of sheep slaughtered there) in the case of sheep carcases containing spinal cord which is specified risk material which are intended for export whole direct to listed premises. A new regulation (regulation 16A) is inserted in the principal Regulations, requiring the marking of those sheep carcases containing spinal cord which is specified risk material which are intended for export whole direct to listed premises. Amendments are also made to regulation 17 of the principal Regulations (transportation of unmarked carcases of sheep and goats) to ensure that sheep carcases concerned are moved in sealed vehicles and are accompanied by appropriate documentation during transport. Regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (possession of unmarked carcases of sheep and goats) is also amended— to ensure, first, that a person transporting the sheep carcases concerned (those containing spinal cord which is specified risk material and which are intended for export whole direct to listed premises) has in his possession appropriate documentation and, second, that the carcases are appropriately marked; and to enable the carcases concerned to be brought within the scope of Article 8 of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991 No. 762 (N.I. 7)) (inspection and seizure of suspected food). A further new regulation (regulation 19A) is inserted in the principal Regulations imposing requirements with respect to the arrival of the carcases concerned at the listed premises to which it was intended they should be transported.

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