The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2018 No. 213 — creates 53 criminal offences.

53offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 13 December 2018
In force from: 3 January 2019
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Dogs, animals, hunting and wildlife
Made under: (EC) No. 178/2002, European Communities Act 1972, Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

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These Regulations, which apply in Northern Ireland, revoke and remake with amendments the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. No.406). These Regulations enforce Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ No L 147, 31.5.2001, p 1) (“the EU TSE Regulation”). The provisions in Part II identify the TSE controls that are subject to enforcement under these Regulations and introduce Schedules 2 to 8. Part III deals with administration and enforcement. Schedule 1 sets out the TSE requirements. Schedule 2 sets out the requirements for monitoring for TSE and the approval of laboratories and provides for compensation. Schedule 3 provides for TSE controls and compensation for bovine animals (cattle). Schedule 4 provides for TSE controls and compensation for ovine and caprine animals. Schedule 5 provides for TSE controls and compensation for animals that are not bovine, ovine, or caprine animals. Schedule 6 provides for restrictions to be placed on suspect feedingstuffs and for the slaughter of animals that have had access to unlawful feedingstuffs. Schedule 7 sets out the controls for dealing with specified risk material and mechanically recovered meat. Slaughtering techniques are specified in the Schedule. The Food Standards Agency are appointed as the competent authority for granting authorisations and carrying out Annex 5 duties provided for in the EU TSE Regulation. Schedule 8 deals with the export of live bovine animals and products derived from them to other member States and to third countries. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

Offences created by this instrument

1 For the purpose of monitoring under Article 6, a person who has in their possession, or under their control, the… paragraph 1(1) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Placing on the market or export to third countries of bovine products paragraph 1(1) of SCHEDULE 8 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Control and eradication of TSE - notification paragraph 1(4) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Brain stem sampling of the body of a bovine animal (other places of slaughter) paragraph 10(1) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Young lamb and goat stamps paragraph 11(6) of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Removal of spinal cord from ovine and caprine animals paragraph 12(1) of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Killing and destruction following confirmation paragraph 12(3) of SCHEDULE 4 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Retention of products and disposal paragraph 13(7) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Removal of specified risk material at a cutting plant authorised under paragraph 13(1) paragraph 14 of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Objective fault
TSE sampling of ovine, caprine and cervine animals paragraph 14(4) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Meat from a member State paragraph 15 of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Change of occupier paragraph 16(1) of SCHEDULE 4 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Staining and disposal of specified risk material paragraph 16(1) of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Change of occupier paragraph 16(2) of SCHEDULE 4 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Introduction of an animal onto any premises paragraph 17 of SCHEDULE 4 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Use of ovine germinal products paragraph 18 of SCHEDULE 4 · Status not determined · Strict liability
It is an offence to sell, supply or possess for sale or supply— a any specified risk material, or any food containing… paragraph 18 of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Movement of an animal from any premises paragraph 19 of SCHEDULE 4 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Training paragraph 2 of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
1 For the purpose of monitoring under Article 6, a person who has in their possession or under their control the body… paragraph 2(1) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Placing on the market or export to third countries of bovine animals paragraph 2(1) of SCHEDULE 8 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Death while under restriction paragraph 21(2) of SCHEDULE 4 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Persons collecting and delivering the body of a bovine animal paragraph 3 of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Export to a member State of heads and un-split carcases paragraph 3 of SCHEDULE 8 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Mechanically separated meat paragraph 3(1) of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Slaughter of a suspect animal paragraph 3(2) of SCHEDULE 4 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Slaughter of a suspect animal paragraph 3(2) of SCHEDULE 5 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Mechanically separated meat paragraph 3(2) of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Slaughter of a suspect animal paragraph 3(4) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Slaughter of a suspect animal paragraph 3(5) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Brain stem sampling of the body of a bovine animal (Approved TSE sampling sites) paragraph 4 of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Pithing paragraph 4 of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Export to third countries of products containing specified risk material paragraph 4 of SCHEDULE 8 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Destruction without sampling paragraph 5 of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Tongue harvesting paragraph 5 of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Action following confirmation of TSE paragraph 5(3) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Action following confirmation of TSE paragraph 5(5) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Retention and disposal of the body of a bovine animal pending test results paragraph 6 of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Slaughter or sale for human consumption paragraph 6 of SCHEDULE 6 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Head meat harvesting paragraph 6 of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Death while under restriction paragraph 7 of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Removal of specified risk material paragraph 7(1) of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Removal of specified risk material paragraph 7(2) of SCHEDULE 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Use of milk or milk products following confirmation of classical scrapie paragraph 7(7) of SCHEDULE 4 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Consignment and slaughter of an over-age bovine animal paragraph 8(1) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Brain stem sampling of bovine animals (slaughterhouses) paragraph 9(1) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Powers of inspectors regulation 15(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Notices regulation 16(8) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Notices restricting movement regulation 17(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Obstruction regulation 18 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
Exception for research regulation 4(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
TSE requirements regulation 5(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Occupier’s duty regulation 8 · Status not determined · Strict liability

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