The Carcase Classification and Price Reporting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

PART 1 N.I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Citation and commencement N.I.

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Carcase Classification and Price Reporting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018; they apply in Northern Ireland and come into operation on 10th January 2019.

Interpretation N.I.

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 2010 Regulations” means the Beef and Pig Carcase Classification Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 M1 ;

“adult bovine animal” means a bovine animal aged eight months or more;

“approved slaughterhouse” means an establishment used for slaughtering adult bovine animals or pigs, the meat of which is intended for human consumption and which is approved or conditionally approved under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin M2 ;

“authorised officer” means a person authorised by the Department for the purposes of these Regulations;

“bovine carcase” means a carcase or half-carcase of a slaughtered adult bovine animal bearing a health mark [F1 as defined in Article 3(51) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products];

“classification” means—

(a)

the classification of bovine carcases in accordance with the [F2 retained EU beef] provisions, or

(b)

the classification of pig carcases in accordance with the [F3 retained EU pig] provisions and with regulation 15,

as the case may be and cognate terms are to be construed accordingly;

“clean pig” means a pig which has not been used for breeding;

“Commission Delegated Regulation” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1182 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcases and as regards the reporting of market prices of certain categories of carcases and live animals;

“Commission Implementing Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcases and as regards the reporting of market prices of certain categories of carcases and live animals;

“ [F2 retained EU beef] provision” means a provision which is specified in column 2 of Schedule 1, the subject matter of which is described in column 3 of that Schedule;

“ [F3 retained EU pig] provision” means a provision which is specified in column 2 of Schedule 2, the subject matter of which is described in column 3 of that Schedule;

“operator” means a person carrying on the business of an approved slaughterhouse;

“pig carcase” means the body of a slaughtered clean pig, bled and eviscerated, whole or divided down the mid-line;

“prescribed communication” means a communication of the results of the classification as required by Article 1 of the Commission Implementing Regulation;

“Regulation (EU) 2013” means Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.

“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly M3 .

(3) Other terms used in these Regulations that are also used in Regulation (EU) 2013, the Commission Delegated Regulation or the Commission Implementing Regulation have the same meaning they bear in those Regulations.

(4) In these Regulations, any reference to—

(a) Regulation (EU) 2013;

(b) the Commission Delegated Regulation; or

(c) the Commission Implementing Regulation,

is to be construed as a reference to that instrument as amended from time to time.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/227), regs. 1, 24

F2 Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agriculture, Food and Horse (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/347), regs. 1, 8(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agriculture, Food and Horse (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/347), regs. 1, 8(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.R. 2010 No. 231 amended by S.R. 2014 No. 92

M2 OJ No L139, 30.4.2004, p 55, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1981 (OJ No L285, 1.11.2017, p 10).

M3 1954 c 33 (N.I.)

Transitional provisions N.I.

3.  Any notice, licence, approval or authorisation, given or granted under the 2010 Regulations and which has effect at the coming into operation of these Regulations remains in force as if it were given or granted under these Regulations.

Revocations N.I.

4.  The following are revoked—

(a) the Beef and Pig Carcase Classification Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 M4 ; and

(b) regulation 2 of the Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 M5 .

Marginal Citations

M4 S.R. 2010 No. 231

M5 S.R. 2014 No. 92