- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
You are here:
- Northern Ireland Statutory Rules
- 2008 No. 431
- Regulation 24
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
More Resources
Changes to legislation:
The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Section 24 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Rule associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Rule (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. 3 para. 3A inserted by S.R. 2009/229 reg. 15
- reg. 3(9) inserted by S.R. 2009/229 reg. 4(b)
- reg. 9(6) (7) inserted by S.R. 2009/229 reg. 6(c)
- reg. 11(3) inserted by S.R. 2009/229 reg. 7(b)
- reg. 16(2A) inserted by S.R. 2009/229 reg. 11(g)
- reg. 19(4) inserted by S.R. 2009/229 reg. 12
Powers and duties of inspectorsN.I.
24.—(1) On producing, if required, a duly authenticated document showing his authority, an inspector may, at all reasonable hours, enter any premises, establishments or vehicle for the purpose of ensuring that these Regulations are being complied with.
(2) An inspector may require a person in possession of any meat to detain that meat at a place specified by the inspector.
(3) An inspector may require a person in possession of meat to dispose of that meat.
(4) An inspector may require a person in possession of meat to treat that meat.
(5) An inspector may carry out such inquiries, examinations and tests and take such samples as he considers necessary.
(6) An inspector may mark any animal, meat or other thing for identification purposes.
(7) An inspector may, by notice served on the occupier of a slaughterhouse or game handling establishment require the marking of any meat.
(8) An inspector may, by notice served on the occupier of any premises or establishment, require the tracing of any meat that the occupier has handled.
(9) An inspector may, by notice served on the occupier of any premises or establishment, require the cleansing and disinfection of any part of those premises.
(10) An inspector may, by notice served on the person in charge of any thing, require the cleansing and disinfection of that thing.
(11) An inspector may, by notice served on the occupier of any premises or establishment or the person in charge of any animal or thing require—
(a)the isolation of the animal or thing in a specified place;
(b)the separation of any animal or thing from any other animal or thing.
(12) An inspector may inspect and copy any records (in whatever form they are held) kept under these Regulations and remove such records so they may be copied.
(13) An inspector may inspect and check the operation of any computer and associated apparatus or material used in connection with the making and keeping of records under these Regulations.
(14) An inspector may require computer records to be produced in a form which may be taken away.
[F1(15) An inspector who enters any premises, establishment or vehicle may be accompanied by such other persons as the inspector considers necessary.]
(16) An inspector who enters unoccupied premises or an unoccupied establishment must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as he found them.
(17) Any person required by these Regulations to disinfect must use a disinfectant approved by the Department under the Diseases of Animals (Approval of Disinfectants) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008(1).
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 24(15) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/111), regs. 1(1), 12(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Commencement Information
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Rule
PrintThis Section only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.