TSE (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 2633 of 2005).

Subject

Livestock, Food & nutrition

Keyword

Meat Animal health Pests/diseases Slaughtering Animal feed/feedstuffs

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 come into force on 19 October 2005.

Abstract

The main changes are as follows. Amendments are made to certain definitions contained in regulation 3 of the 2002 Regulations. (Reg.3.) New regulation 10A of, and new Schedule 1A to, the 2002 Regulations make provision for a regime for the slaughter for human consumption, and testing, of cattle over thirty months of age and new regulation 10B prohibits consignment to a slaughterhouse a bovine animal born or reared in the UK before 1st August 1996 (reg. 4 and the Schedule). Regulation 23 of the 2002 Regulations is amended to make provision relating to the use of premises for the production of feedingstuffs containing fishmeal (reg. 5). New regulation 25A of the 2002 Regulations contains further provisions about feedingstuffs containing fishmeal and new regulation 25B relates to the submission of samples of feedingstuffs to laboratories (reg. 7). Regulation 33 of the 2002 Regulations is amended to make new provision about the removal of specified risk material from the carcass of a bovine animal slaughtered for human consumption (reg. 9). Regulation 37 of the 2002 Regulations is replaced by a new regulation relating to the removal of spinal cord from sheep and goats (reg. 11). Regulation 38 of the 2002 Regulations is replaced by a new regulation relating to the stamping of the carcasses of young lambs and goats from which have been removed the spleen and ileum (reg. 12). Provision is made for the penalties for offences under Schedule 6A of the 2002 Regulations (reg. 15).

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2001/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 95/53/EC fixing the principles governing the organization of official inspections in the field of animal nutrition and Directives 70/524/EEC, 96/25/EC and 1999/29/EC on animal nutrition.

Legislation | European Union | 2001

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Inspection, Toxicity/poisoning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

TSE (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 843 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Pests/diseases, Slaughtering, Inspection, Access-to-information, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 68 of 2006).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Slaughtering, Inspection, Registration, Authorization/permit, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX