UK Offence Report

The Restriction on Pithing (England) Regulations 2001 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 447 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
15 February 2001
In force from
1 April 2001
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
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, which extend to England only, give effect there to Article 5 of Commission Decision 2000/418/EC (OJ No. L158, 30.6.2000, p. 70). These Regulations— a prohibit the use of the technique known as “pithing” in the slaughter of bovine, ovine or caprine animals for sale (given an extended meaning by regulation 2(2)(b)) for human or animal consumption (regulation 2(1)); b provide that all parts of the carcase (other than the hide) of an illegally pithed animal are to be “specified risk material” for the purposes of the Specified Risk Material Order 1997 and the Specified Risk Material Regulations 1997, in each case as amended (regulation 3); c make a consequential amendment to the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, as amended, insofar as they extend to England (regulation 4); d give a power of entry to persons appointed as inspectors by the relevant enforcement authority (regulation 5); e create offences and penalties (regulations 2(3), 6 and 7); e specify who is to enforce them (regulation 8). These Regulations (except for regulation 3, which comes into force on 1st July 2001) come into force on 1st April 2001. A regulatory impact assessment, which includes a compliance cost assessment of the effect that these Regulations are likely to have on business costs, has been prepared and placed in the Library of each House of Parliament. Copies may be obtained from the Meat Hygiene Division of the Food Standards Agency, Ergon House, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 3WG.

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