The Beef and Pig Carcase Classification (Scotland) Regulations 2010

Notifications by operators S

4.—(1) Every person who on the date on which these Regulations come into force is, or who on a subsequent date becomes, an operator, must within 28 days of that date give notice to the Scottish Ministers of the particulars specified in paragraph (3).

(2) A person who has given notice under—

(a) regulation 4(1) or (2) of the 1994 Regulations; or

(b) regulation 4(1) of the 2004 Regulations,

is 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, the full names and addresses of all the partners;

(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 Scottish Ministers of particulars of the change.

(5) Where an operator (“O”) ceases to be the operator of an approved slaughterhouse, O must within 10 days of such cessation give notice to the Scottish Ministers of—

(a) the date of such 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 Scottish Ministers of the date of such cessation.