31. A record required to be kept under these Regulations may be in written or electronic form and shall be kept for a period of two years from the date on which the record is made.
32. A person who contravenes Article 9(1) of the Community Regulation shall be guilty of an offence.
33. A person who contravenes Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) 811/2003 shall be guilty of an offence.
34.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the operator of any premises who disposes of or uses any animal by-product (other than manure or material excluded from the Community Regulation by Article 1(2) of that Regulation), or processed product on the premises shall make on disposal or use a record of each disposal or use showing the date on which the animal by-product was disposed of or used and the quantity and description of the material disposed of or used, and if he fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall not apply to disposal on the premises by feeding of animal by-products or processed products to reptiles and birds of prey other than zoo or circus animals.
35. The operator of any biogas or composting plant receiving catering waste shall record –
(a)the date on which the catering waste was delivered to the premises;
(b)the quantity and description of the catering waste, including a statement of whether measures were taken at source to ensure that meat was not included in the waste; and
(c)the name of the haulier;
(d)the location where the catering waste was produced;
and if he fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offence.
36. The operator of a biogas or composting plant treating catering waste or other animal by-products shall record –
(a)the date on which the material is treated;
(b)a description of the material treated;
(c)the quantity of material treated; and
(d)the result of all checks carried out at the critical points identified under paragraph 4 of Part I of Schedule 1; and
(e)sufficient information to show that the material is treated to the required parameters;
and if he fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offence.
37. The operator of a laboratory approved under regulation 21 receiving any sample for the purposes of these Regulations shall record –
(a)the name and address of the premises at which the sample was taken;
(b)the date on which the sample was taken;
(c)the description and identity of the sample;
(d)the date on which the sample was received at the laboratory;
(e)the date on which the sample was tested at the laboratory; and
(f)the result of the test;
and if he fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offence.
38.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the occupier of premises on which ruminant animals, pigs or poultry are kept shall record –
(a)the date on which any compost or digestion residue is brought on to those premises;
(b)the quantity and description of the compost or digestion residue;
(c)the land to which the compost or digestion residue is applied;
(d)the date of such application;
(e)the date on which the land is first cropped or the date on which ruminant animals, pigs or poultry were allowed access to the land, whichever is the sooner;
and if he fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) to make records shall not apply in the case of any supply of compost or digestion residue for use at any premises used only as a dwelling.