UK Offence Report

The BSE Offspring Slaughter Regulations 1998 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 3070 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
8 December 1998
In force from
4 January 1999
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 make provision for the slaughter of offspring of bovine animals born after 1st August 1996 to dams in which BSE has been confirmed. This slaughter programme is prescribed in Annex III to Council Decision 98/256/EC (OJ No. L 113, 15.4.98, p. 32), as amended by Commission Decision 98/564/EC (OJ No. L 273, 9.10.98, p. 37) and Commission Decision 98/692/EC of 25.11.98 (OJ No. L 328, 4.12.98, p. 28), as a requirement for the despatch from the United Kingdom of the fresh meat and products referred to in article 6(1) of that Decision under the date based export scheme. Regulation 3 makes provision for the imposition of requirements on offspring animals by service of a notice in Form OC 1. Regulation 4 provides for the slaughter of offspring animals and regulation 5 and Schedule 2 make provision for the payment of compensation. Regulation 6 provides powers of entry, examination and search, regulation 7 provides offences of obstruction and regulation 8 makes provision for offences and penalties. Regulation 9 provides for offences by bodies corporate. Regulation 10 makes provision for enforcement of the Regulations. Schedule 1 prescribes Forms. A Regulatory Impact Assessment for these Regulations has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Animal Health (BSE) Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Government Buildings, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7NF.

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