5.—(1) The Department may designate any establishment or premises for the purposes of slaughtering animals or poultry, or cutting, preparing, processing, packing, wrapping, storage or treatment of meat.
(2) Designation under these Regulations—
(a)shall be in writing; and
(b)may be subject to conditions; and
(c)may be amended, suspended or revoked by a notice.
(3) Premises designated by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Scottish Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales for the same purposes as they may be designated under these Regulations are designated premises for the purposes of these Regulations.
(4) In these Regulations, “designated” refers to premises and establishments which are designated under this regulation.