UK Offence Report

The Beef Labelling (Enforcement) Regulations 1998

UK Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 616 — creates 3 criminal offences.

3offences created
0recorded in force
3revoked
Made
9 March 1998
In force from
1 April 1998
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under
Food Safety Act 1990

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 provide for the enforcement in Great Britain of Title II of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 (establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products) and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1141/97 (laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards the labelling of beef and beef products). A breach of Article 12.1 of the Council Regulation or Articles 2 or 3 of the Commission Regulation is an offence against the Food Safety Act 1990 punishable by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, as is failure to comply with a notice to remove mislabelled beef from sale (regulation 2). Failure to have in place a proper identification system under Article 2 of the Commission Regulation is an offence, as is failure to grant to the independent body employed to verify labelling claims access to premises, and failure to communicate relevant information to the competent authority (regulation 3). The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is the competent authority for the purposes of both the Council Regulation and the Commission Regulation. The Regulations appoint food authorities to enforce them (regulation 4). A Regulatory Appraisal has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Beef and Sheep Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Whitehall Place (West Block), London SW1A 2HH.

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