The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 (revoked)

Scottish Statutory Instrument 2008 No. 166 — creates 16 criminal offences.

16offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 24 April 2008
In force from: 26 April 2008
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under: (EC) No. 178/2002, 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 further amend the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (“the principal Regulations”), which provide for the enforcement in Scotland of 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 (O.J. No. L 147, 31.5.2001, p.1) as amended by and as read with the Community instruments set out in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations. The principal amendment is that a revised Schedule 6 is inserted into the principal Regulations. The present Schedule 6 (which was substituted in the principal Regulation by S.S.I. 2007/357) provides for the enforcement of the revised text of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 that was inserted into that Regulation by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 722/2007 (O.J. No. L 164, 26.6.2007, p.7). Commission Regulation (EC) No. 357/2008 (O.J. No. L 111, 23.4.08, p.3) has amended that revised text by substituting for the provision designating vertebral column of bovine animals aged over 24 months at slaughter as specified risk material, a provision designating vertebral column of bovine animals aged over 30 months at slaughter as specified risk material. The revised Schedule 6 inserted by these Regulations provides for the enforcement of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 as now amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 357/2008. Paragraph 20 of Schedule 6 provides for transitional arrangements in relation to the consignment of carcases derived from bovine animals slaughtered before the coming into force of these Regulations and aged 30 months or less at slaughter to butcher shops and cutting plants. These Regulations also– a make consequential amendments to paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) of the principal Regulations in the light of the amendment to the revised text of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 and the revised Schedule 6 to those Regulations both referred to above; b update paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the principal Regulations to provide for the enforcement of point 10.3 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 (prohibition on export outside the Community of heads and fresh meat of bovines, ovines and caprines containing specified risk material); and c revoke the Beef Bones (Scotland) Regulations 1999 (S.S.I. 1999/186). A full regulatory impact assessment has been produced for this instrument and a copy of it placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Further copies may be obtained from the Food Standards Agency, 6th Floor, St Magnus House, 25 Guild Street, Aberdeen AB11 6NJ.

Offences created by this instrument

Young lamb and goat stamps paragraph 10(3) of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Removal of spinal cord from sheep and goats paragraph 11 of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Staining and disposal of specified risk material paragraph 15(1) of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Prohibition on the dispatch of heads and un-split carcases to other member States paragraph 18 of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Prohibition on the supply of specified risk material for human consumption paragraph 19 of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Training paragraph 2(2) of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Transitional provisions paragraph 20(2) of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Transitional provisions paragraph 20(5) of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Mechanically separated meat paragraph 3(1) of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Mechanically separated meat paragraph 3(2) of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Pithing paragraph 4 of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Tongue harvesting paragraph 5 of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Head meat harvesting paragraph 6 of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Removal of specified risk material paragraph 7(1) of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
Removal of specified risk material paragraph 7(2) of SCHEDULE · Status not determined · Strict liability
In Schedule 7 (restrictions on dispatch to other member States and to third countries) for paragraph 2 (exports to… regulation 2(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability

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