The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Order 2008

PART 2 S Control of meat from restricted animals or restricted poultry

Meat from suspect or infected premises S

8.—(1) Any person in possession of meat from a restricted animal or restricted poultry originating from suspect premises on or after the relevant date, or meat that has come into contact with such meat, must detain that meat until those premises are no longer suspect premises.

(2) Paragraph (1) only applies if the person in possession of the meat is aware or should reasonably have been aware that the meat is from a restricted animal or restricted poultry originating from suspect premises on or after the relevant date, or is meat that has come into contact with such meat.

(3) Any person in possession of meat from a restricted animal or restricted poultry originating from infected premises on or after the relevant date, or meat that has come into contact with such meat, must destroy that meat without delay.

[F1 (4) In this article “relevant date” means the date the suspect or infected premises became subject to disease restrictions, or an earlier date where the Scottish Ministers specify such a date for disease control purposes.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 8(4) inserted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 5

Tracing of meat from infected premises S

9.  Any person who has owned or been in possession of meat referred to in article 8(3) must–

(a) use their best endeavours to trace that meat; and

(b) inform the recipient of that meat, other than where that recipient is a consumer, that the meat is from infected premises.

Prohibition on supply and export of meat S

10.—(1) A person must not–

(a) supply restricted meat; or

(b) export restricted meat [F2 ; or

(c) export seropositive pigmeat]

[F3 (2) The prohibition in paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to restricted meat from restricted poultry intended for supply on the domestic market.]

F4 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2 Art. 10(1)(c) and word inserted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 6(a)

F3 Art. 10(2) substituted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 6(b)

F4 Art. 10(3) omitted (25.5.2009) by virtue of The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 6(c)

Slaughterhouses S

11.—(1) The occupier of a slaughterhouse may only slaughter restricted animals [F5 , seropositive pigs] or restricted poultry if the slaughterhouse is designated.

(2) The occupier of a slaughterhouse must ensure that–

(a) restricted animals are kept separate from other animals;

(b) restricted animals are slaughtered separately from other animals;

(c) restricted poultry are kept separate from other poultry;

(d) restricted poultry are slaughtered separately from other poultry [F6 ;

(e) seropositive pigs are kept separately from other pigs; and

(f) seropositive pigs are slaughtered separately from other pigs.]

(3) The occupier of a slaughterhouse who receives restricted animals that have not been kept separate from other animals or who has not kept restricted animals separate from other animals must, on being given notice by a veterinary inspector, deal with those other animals as restricted animals.

(4) The occupier of a slaughterhouse who receives restricted poultry that have not been kept separate from other poultry or who has not kept restricted poultry separate from other poultry must, on being given notice by a veterinary inspector, deal with that other poultry as restricted poultry.

(5) The occupier of a slaughterhouse where disease is suspected or has been confirmed must detain all meat in the slaughterhouse until a veterinary inspector notifies that occupier that the inspector is satisfied that detention of all or some of that meat is no longer necessary to reduce the risk of transmission of disease.

[F7 (6) The occupier of a slaughterhouse who has not complied with the requirements of paragraph (2)(e) or (f) must, on being given notice by a veterinary inspector, deal with those other pigs as seropositive pigs.

(7) The occupier of a slaughterhouse may only receive restricted meat if it is a designated slaughterhouse.]

Textual Amendments

F5 Words in art. 11(1) inserted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 7(a)

F6 Art. 11(2)(e)(f) and semicolon inserted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 7(b)

F7 Art. 11(6)(7) inserted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 7(c)

Game handling establishments S

12.—(1) The occupier of a game handling establishment may only receive restricted meat if that establishment is designated.

(2) The occupier of a game handling establishment where disease is suspected or has been confirmed must detain all meat in the game handling establishment until a veterinary inspector notifies that occupier that the inspector is satisfied that detention of all or some of that meat is no longer necessary to reduce the risk of transmission of disease.

Receipt and possession of restricted meat S

13.— [F8 (1) The occupier of premises may only receive restricted meat if those premises are designated.]

(2) Any person in possession of restricted meat must keep it separate from other meat.

[F9 (3) Paragraph (1) does not apply when the restricted meat is from restricted poultry intended only for supply on the domestic market.]

Textual Amendments

F8 Art. 13(1) substituted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 8(a)

F9 Art. 13(3) inserted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 8(b)

Marking of meat S

14.—(1) The occupier of an establishment must ensure that restricted meat [F10 or seropositive pigmeat] is marked in accordance with Schedule 3.

(2) A person must not be in possession or control of restricted meat [F10 or seropositive pigmeat] unless it is marked in accordance with Schedule 3.

(3) A person must not remove a mark applied under this article except to enable cutting, preparing, processing, packing or treatment of the restricted meat [F10 or seropositive pigmeat].

(4) Any person who removes a mark applied under this article, other than a person treating meat at a treatment centre with a treatment listed in Schedule 2, must reapply the mark, with the appropriate plant approval number, after cutting, preparing, processing, packing or treatment of the meat.

Textual Amendments

F10 Words in art. 14(1)-(3) inserted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 9

[F11 Movement of restricted meat S

15.— (1) No person may transport or arrange for the transport of restricted meat to premises or an establishment unless those premises are, or that establishment is, designated.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply when the restricted meat is from restricted poultry intended only for supply on the domestic market.]

Textual Amendments

F11 Art. 15 substituted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 10

Record keeping S

16.—(1) The occupier of a slaughterhouse where a restricted animal [F12 , seropositive pig] or restricted poultry is slaughtered must make records of the following–

(a) the number and species of restricted animals [F13 , seropositive pigs] or restricted poultry slaughtered;

(b) the date of such slaughter;

(c) the disease which caused the animals or poultry to be subject to restrictions under the disease legislation.

(2) Any person who is in possession of restricted meat [F14 or seropositive pigmeat] must make records of the following–

(a) the quantity of [F15 such] meat handled;

(b) the disease which caused the meat to be subject to restrictions under [F16 such] disease legislation;

(c) the quantity of [F17 such] meat placed into and removed from cold storage;

(d) the date of such movement into or out of cold storage;

[F18 (e) the quantity of such meat that is no longer intended for human consumption.]

[F19 (2A) Paragraph (2) does not apply to any wholesale distributor, retail distributor, retailer or consumer when–

(a) the restricted meat is from restricted poultry intended only for supply on the domestic market; or

(b) the meat is seropositive pigmeat.]

(3) The occupier of a treatment centre where restricted meat is treated must make records of the following–

(a) the date of the treatment;

(b) the species of animal from which the meat came;

(c) the quantity of meat treated; and

(d) the treatment applied.

(4) Records made under this article must be retained for at least 3 years from the date of the slaughter, movement or treatment to which they refer.

Textual Amendments

F12 Words in art. 16(1) inserted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 11(a)

F13 Words in art. 16(1)(a) inserted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 11(b)

F14 Words in art. 16(2) inserted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 11(c)

F15 Word in art. 16(2)(a) substituted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 11(d)

F16 Word in art. 16(2)(b) substituted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 11(e)

F17 Word in art. 16(2)(c) substituted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 11(d)

F18 Art. 16(2)(e) substituted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 11(f)

F19 Art. 16(2A) inserted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 11(g)