The Registration of Establishments Keeping Laying Hens (Scotland) Regulations 2003

Scottish Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 576 — creates 3 criminal offences.

3offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 26 November 2003
In force from: 31 December 2003
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Dogs, animals, hunting and wildlife
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 for Scotland Commission Directive 2002/4/EC on the registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC. The Regulations apply to establishments keeping 350 or more laying hens, other than those rearing breeding laying hens (regulation 3). The Scottish Ministers are required to set-up and maintain a register of such establishments recording the details listed in the Schedule and to allocate a distinguishing number to each establishment (regulation 4). Keepers and owners of establishments shall apply for registration and must supply to the Scottish Ministers with the appropriate information (regulation 5(1)). Changes to that information must be notified to the Scottish Ministers (regulation 5(2)). The information in the register will be made available to the Food Standards Agency and local authorities where this is necessary to trace eggs put on the market for human consumption (regulation 6). Local authorities will also have access to the register for the purpose of enforcement of the Regulations. Scottish Ministers will remove from the register any establishment which no longer keeps laying hens (regulation 7). Establishments may not continue in operation after these Regulations come into force if an application for registration has not been made by that date, and new establishments may not be brought into operation after that date until a distinguishing number has been communicated (regulation 8). Regulation 9 affords any person affected by a decision of the Scottish Ministers under these Regulations with an opportunity to apply for a review of the decision. Regulations 10 to 13 create offences and provide for enforcement. No Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in respect of these Regulations.

Offences created by this instrument

Obstruction, reasonable assistance and information regulation 11(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
Prohibition on operation or bringing into use of establishments regulation 8(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Prohibition on operation or bringing into use of establishments regulation 8(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability

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