The Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996

UK Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 3124 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created

0recorded in force

1revoked

Made: 11 December 1996
In force from: 1 January 1997
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
Made under: European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

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These Regulations, which extend to Great Britain, implement Council Directive 89/662/EEC concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the single market (OJ No. L395, 30.12.89, p.13), Council Directive 90/675/EEC laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (OJ No. L373, 31.12.90, p.1) and Council Directive 92/118/EEC laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ No. L62, 15.3.93, p.49). These Regulations revoke and replace in their entirety the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3298) (as amended) and the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Charges) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2911). The Regulations make provision for the designation of official veterinary surgeons to implement them and provide for enforcement by the local authority and by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales. In addition, those Ministers and the Secretary of State for Health have powers to give directions to local authorities (regulations 2, 3 and 4). The Regulations also give powers of entry and inspection to enforce the directives (regulation 6), they confer a duty on local authorities to provide returns (regulation 7) and they require the notification of decisions with reasons (regulation 8). With respect to intra-Community trade, they make it an offence to export products of animal origin except in accordance with specified provisions (regulation 10). They provide for registration by, or notification to, the Minister of certain establishments which produce or process or supply for export products of animal origin covered by Council Directive 92/118/EEC (regulations 11 and 12). They provide for the inspection and checking of imports, make provision on the removal of documents and place duties on consignees (regulations 13 to 15). They regulate consignments posing a risk to health and provide for repeated irregularities by an exporting establishment in Great Britain (regulations 16 and 17). For third country trade, they make it an offence to import otherwise than through a border inspection post (regulation 20) and specify import procedure (regulations 21, 22 and 27). They regulate procedures in free zones and free warehouses and transhipment under customs control (regulations 23 and 24) and establish procedures for consignments posing a risk to health and illegal consignments (regulation 25). In relation to charges, the Regulations— a require the Minister or local authorities to make a charge for the performance of their functions relating to health inspection and control exercises in respect of products of animal origin (regulation 29); b provide for the calculation of the charges for the health inspection and control exercises (regulation 30); c state who is liable to pay the charge (regulation 31); d provide that goods cannot be released until charges have been paid (regulation 32); e require the Minister and local authorities, where requested to do so, to provide information relating to charging and to consider any representations made concerning the charge by any person notified and require local authorities to pass information regarding the calculation of the charges, together with any representations, to the Minister if he so requires (regulation 33); and f set out an appeals procedure (regulation 34). They provide a procedure whereby products from an area outside Great Britain suffering from disease can be prevented from entering Great Britain (regulation 35). They make provisions on offences and penalties (regulations 36 to 39) and disapply the provisions listed in Schedule 5 from imports to which these Regulations apply (regulation 40). A Compliance Cost Assessment has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Meat Hygiene Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Government Buildings, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7NF.

Offences created by this instrument

A person contravening any provision of these Regulations or any notice served under them shall be guilty of an offence regulation 37(1) · Revoked · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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Foot And Mouth Commons · Commons Chamber · 3 May 2001 · The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Nick Brown)
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement on the foot and mouth outbreak. This is the 10th time that I have updated the House on the outbreak. Once again, I should like to provide details of the latest position on the disease, to set out the measures the Government are taking and to give right hon. and hon. Members the opportunity to raise points with me. As of midday today, there had been 1,537 confirmed cases of foot and mouth disease in Great Britain. Since I spoke to the House last week, the average number of cases per day has fallen further, from 16 in the week…
Foot And Mouth Disease Lords · Lords Chamber · 3 May 2001 · The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Baroness Hayman)
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The Statement is as follows: "With permission, I would like to make a Statement on the foot and mouth outbreak. This is the 10th time I have updated the House on the outbreak. Once again, I would like to provide details of the latest position on the disease, set out the measures the Government are taking and give right honourable and honourable Members the opportunity to raise points with me. "As of midday today, there had…
Meat Imports Commons · Westminster Hall · 27 February 2002 · Mr. Morley
In a moment. It will assess the probability of infections with a class A animal disease. It is right to confront the issue of illegal imports, but we cannot use it as a diversion from other disease control measures. No hon. Member speaking in the debate has tried to do that, but some in the wider community always look for simplistic answers or a scapegoat—and the favourite scapegoat is illegal imports. We know where the disease started, but I cannot say too much about a particular farm, which, as the hon. Member for Hexham is aware, is subject to criminal proceedings. I cannot comment…
Meat Imports Commons · Westminster Hall · 27 February 2002 · Mr. Breed
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. In appreciation of your calling so many hon. Members, I shall be very brief. I want to consider two aspects of the Government's approach to the foot and mouth crisis. First, they acted urgently on certain aspects of the crisis when we learnt that there was a possible outbreak. One year ago, regulation was introduced quickly to prevent animal movements, to close footpaths, to put up notices everywhere and even to prosecute people who took their dog for a walk on the beach. Clear, prompt action was taken almost immediately and emergency procedures were put in…

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