UK Offence Report

The Animal Feed (Basic Safety Standards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2018 No. 16 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
15 January 2018
In force from
6 February 2018
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
Made under
(EC) No. 178/2002, Agriculture Act 1970, European Communities Act 1972, Food Standards Act 1999, Northern Ireland) 2000, and section 2(2) of the 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 transpose in Northern Ireland, in relation to animal feed, Article 21 of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom (OJ No L 13, 17.1.14, p. 1). Regulation 3 sets out a person must not intentionally add a radioactive substance in the production of animal feed. Regulation 4 sets out that a person must not import or export any animal feed to which a radioactive substance has been intentionally added during production. Regulation 5 provides that it is an offence to fail to comply with regulation 3 or 4, punishable on conviction in the magistrates’ court by a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both. Regulation 6 sets out that it is the duty of DAERA to enforce these Regulations. Regulation 7 amends Schedule 1 to the Animal Feed (Hygiene, Sampling etc. and Enforcement) Regulations 2016 (“the 2016 Regulations”) (S.R. 2016 No. 5). The amendment designates these Regulations as “specified feed law” for the purposes of the 2016 Regulations so that, among other things, authorised officers may serve improvement notices for failure to comply with regulation 3 or 4 of these Regulations and a person aggrieved by a decision to serve an improvement notice may appeal to the magistrates’ court. The amendment also allows, if particular requirements are complied with, a court to impose a prohibition order/emergency prohibition order on a feed business operator for failure to comply with regulation 3 or 4, and allows authorised officers to enter non-dwellings to investigate non-compliance with regulation 3 or 4 and to inspect, take samples, and detain or seize products. The amendment also allows a person accused of failing to comply with regulation 3 or 4 to rely on a due diligence defence in specific circumstances. Regulation 8 amends Schedule 2 to the Official Feed and Food Controls Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (“the 2009 Regulations”) (S.R. 2009 No. 427). The amendment designates these Regulations as “relevant feed law” for the purposes of the 2009 Regulations.

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