5.—(1) Every person who—
(a)is an operator on the date of coming into operation of these Regulations, or
(b)becomes on operator on a subsequent date
must within 28 days of the date of coming into operation of these Regulations or of the date on which the person becomes an operator as the case may be, give notice to the Department of the particulars specified in paragraph (3).
(2) A person—
(a)who has given notice, or who has been deemed to have given notice, under regulation 4(1) or (2) of the 2010 Regulations, and
(b)to whom these Regulations apply by virtue of regulation 6 or regulation 13
shall be deemed to have given notice under paragraph (1).
(3) The particulars referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a)the full name and address of the operator;
(b)where the operator is a partnership or joint owners, the full names and addresses of all the partners or joint owners;
(c)where the operator is a body corporate, the full name, registered office address and registration number of the body; and
(d)the address, telephone number and approval number of the slaughterhouse.
(4) Where any change occurs in any of the particulars specified in paragraph (3), the operator must within 28 days of the change give notice to the Department of the particulars of the change.
(5) Where an operator (“O”) ceases to be the operator of an approved slaughterhouse, O must within 10 days of the cessation give notice to the Department of—
(a)the date of the cessation; and
(b)the person (if any) succeeding O as operator of that slaughterhouse.
(6) Where an approved slaughterhouse ceases to be such a slaughterhouse, its operator must within 10 days of such cessation give notice to the Department of the date of that cessation.