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2.—(1) Provision for prohibiting—N.I.
(a)the sale for human consumption; or
(b)the use in the manufacture of products for sale for such consumption,
of food derived from a food source which is suffering or has suffered from, or which is liable to be suffering or to have suffered from, any disease specified in the regulations.
(2) Provision for prohibiting or regulating, or for enabling district councils[F1 or the Food Standards Agency] to prohibit or regulate—
(a)the sale for human consumption; or
(b)the offer, exposure or distribution for sale for such consumption,
of shellfish taken from beds or other layings for the time being designated by or under the regulations.
3.—[F2F2(1)] Provision for regulating generally the treatment and disposal of any food—N.I.
(a)which is unfit for human consumption; or
(b)which, though not unfit for human consumption, is not intended for, or is prohibited from being sold for, such consumption.
[F2(2) Provision for the following, namely—
(a)for the registration by the Department of Agriculture[F3 or the Food Standards Agency] of premises used or proposed to be used for the purpose of sterilising meat to which sub-paragraph (1) applies, and for prohibiting the use for that purpose of any premises which are not registered in accordance with the regulations; or
(b)for the issue by that Department[F3 or the Food Standards Agency] of licences in respect of the use of premises for the purpose of sterilising such meat, and for prohibiting the use for that purpose of any premises except in accordance with a licence issued under the regulations.]
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