Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) Regulations 1996
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1996/1743 |
1996 No. 1743
FOOD
The Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) Regulations 1996
Made 4th July 1996
Laid before Parliament 4th July 1996
Coming into force 5th July 1996
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in relation to England and Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 16(1)(f)(ii), 26, and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901, after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of the said Act with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations, hereby make the following Regulations:—
Title and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 5th July 1996.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“cattle birth record document” means a document which—
(a) is issued and authenticated by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Secretary of State in respect of a bovine animal for which no national administrative document has been issued; and
(b) records the date of birth and the ear-tag number of the bovine animal to which it relates;
“cattle passport” has the meaning given in the Cattle Passports Order 19962;
“meat” means any part of an animal that is suitable for human consumption;
“national administrative document” means a document issued in pursuance of article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3886/923laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium schemes provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 805/68on the common organisation of the market in beef and repealing Regulations (EEC) No. 1244/82and (EEC) No. 714/89, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1850/954; and
“sell” includes possess for sale, and offer, expose or advertise for sale.
Prohibition of sale of meat from older bovine animals
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, no person shall sell for human consumption any meat derived from a bovine animal slaughtered on or after 29th March 1996 in which, at the time of slaughter, there were more than two permanent incisors erupted, unless it can be shown by reference to a national administrative document, cattle birth record document or cattle passport relating to the animal that at the time of slaughter the animal was no more than two years and six months old.
(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not apply to meat derived from a bovine animal which was born, reared and slaughtered in any of the countries specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Offences and penalties
4.—(1) If any person contravenes any provision of these Regulations he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—
(a)
(a) on summary...
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