Beef Labelling (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. No. 271 of 2001). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Packaging/labelling Food quality control/food safety Meat Registration Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These Regulations will come into force 20 August 2001. Abstract These Regulations provide for the enforcement in Northern Ireland of Community Regulations on beef labelling. They provide for the enforcement of the compulsory and voluntary beef labelling schemes established by the above Community instruments. Regulation 3 provides that the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is the competent authority for the purposes of those schemes, while regulation 4 sets out enforcement authorities. By regulation 5 it is made an offence for persons engaged in the marketing of beef to fail to comply with the applicable requirements of the compulsory and voluntary beef labelling schemes. It is also made an offence to fail to comply with the requirements of a notice served by an authorized officer requiring the removal from sale of beef which has been wrongly labelled and marketed. The Regulations also confer powers of entry, inspection, sampling and seizure on authorized officers (regs. 6 and 7) and make provision for the protection of officers acting in good faith (reg. 8). Further provision is made in respect of offences. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements 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. Legislation | European Union | 1997 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Meat, Registration, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97. Legislation | European Union | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Packaging/labelling, Access-to-information, Cattle, Animal reproduction, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. No. 2 of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX