PART 8Administration and enforcement

Enforcement

49.—(1) These Regulations shall be enforced by the Scottish Ministers in relation to–

(a)premises which are licensed under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995(1);

(b)premises which are licensed under the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995(2);

(c)premises which are licensed under the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995(3);

(d)combined premises as defined in the Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1994(4); and

(e)combined premises as defined in the Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 1995(5).

(2) Other than as specified in paragraph (1), these Regulations shall be enforced by the local authority.

(3) The Scottish Ministers may direct, in relation to cases of a particular description or any particular case, that an enforcement duty imposed on a local authority under this regulation shall be discharged by the Scottish Ministers and not by the local authority.

(2)

S.I. 1995/540 as amended by S.I. 1995/1763, 2200 and 3205 and 1997/1729 and S.S.I 2000/62, 171 and 288 and 2002/87 and 234.

(4)

S.I. 1994/3082 as amended by S.I. 1995/539, 1763, 2200 and 3205, 1996/683 and 1499, S.S.I. 2000/62, 171 and 288 and 2001/160, 358, 394 and 429 and 2002/35.

(5)

S.I. 1995/3205 as amended by S.I 1996/3124, S.S.I. 2000/62, 171 and 288, 2001/358, 394 and 429 and 2002/35.