PART 3MATTERS RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
CHAPTER 3CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN CARCASSES ETC.
35Carcass classification
1
The Welsh Ministers may, by regulations, make provision about the classification, identification and presentation of bovine, pig and sheep carcasses by slaughterhouses in Wales.
2
Regulations under subsection (1) may include provision about enforcement, which may (among other things) include provision—
a
about the provision of information;
b
conferring powers of entry;
c
conferring powers of inspection, search and seizure;
d
about the keeping of records;
e
imposing monetary penalties;
f
for recovery of amounts due in respect of monetary penalties, including provision for interest, set-off and security for payment;
g
creating summary offences punishable with a fine (or a fine not exceeding an amount specified in the regulations, which must not exceed level 4 on the standard scale);
h
about licences, accreditations, authorisations and registration requirements;
i
about appeals;
j
conferring functions (including functions involving the exercise of a discretion) on a person.
3
Regulations under this section may not authorise entry to a private dwelling without a warrant issued by a justice of the peace.
4
In this section, “pigs” means porcine animals, including wild boar and other feral pigs.