UK Offence Report

The Beef Carcase (Classification) Regulations 1991 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 2242 — creates 3 criminal offences.

3offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
8 October 1991
In force from
31 October 1991
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
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.

Regulations, which apply to Great Britain only, provide for the administration and enforcement of the Community system of classification of beef carcases (“the Community system”), as required by Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 (OJ No L119, 11.5.90, p.32). The Community system requires: a the classification of carcases and half-carcases in accordance with the Community scale defined by Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 (OJ No L123, 7.5.81, p.3), as amended, and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2930/81 (OJ No L293, 13.10.81, p.6), as amended; b the identification of carcases and half-carcases which have been so classified by means of a mark or, if a Member State so authorises, a label (Articles 1 and 2(3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 344/91 (OJ No L41, 14.2.91, p.15)); c the communication of the results of classification to the person who has the slaughtering carried out (Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90); and d the classification to be carried out only by qualified technicians who have obtained a licence for that purpose (Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 344/91). As from 1st January 1992 occupiers of slaughterhouses which are approved for intra-Community trade in fresh meat under Article 8 of Council Directive 64/433/EEC (OJ/SE 1963-64 p.185), as amended, (in the Regulations defined as “regulated slaughterhouses”) are obliged, subject to specified exemptions in relation to classes of occupier and of carcase, which may be adopted by Member States, to operate the Community system in relation to all carcases and half-carcases bearing the Community health stamp as provided for in Article 3 of that Directive (in the Regulations defined as “regulated carcases”). The Fresh Meat Export (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/2237), as amended, and the Fresh Meat Export (Hygiene and Inspection) (Scotland) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/800), as amended, implement these provisions of the Directive in England and Wales and in Scotland respectively. The Regulations— a make provision for exemptions from the Community system (regulation 3); b require every occupier of a regulated slaughterhouse to give the appropriate Agriculture Minister specified particulars of his business (regulation 4); c in the case of regulated carcases which are not intended for sale into intervention or for private storage aid, authorise replacement of identification marking by the use of labels and specify alternative positions on which marks and labels may be applied (regulations 5, 6 and 7); d make provision for the granting of classification licences (regulation 8); e require occupiers of regulated slaughterhouses to keep, retain and produce specified records (regulation 9); f empower the Meat and Livestock Commission to carry out classifications and identifications of regulated carcases and make provision for its entering into agreements with occupiers of regulated slaughterhouses for such purpose (regulation 10); g confer on authorised officers of the Agriculture Ministers powers of entry and inspection for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Community system and the Regulations and require that such assistance be given them for that purpose as they may reasonably request (regulations 11 and 12); h provide for the service of notices (regulation 13); and i create offences and penalties, and provide for defences (regulations 14 and 15).

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