Amendment of regulation 2215

In regulation 22 (offences: licences (bovine carcases))—

a

in paragraph (1) for “the person who carries out the classification and the operator of that slaughterhouse are each guilty of an offence” substitute “both the person who carries out the classification and the operator of that slaughterhouse commit an offence”;

b

in paragraph (2)—

i

for “automated grading equipment” substitute “automated grading methods”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (a) for “equipment” substitute “method”; and

iii

for “the person who carries out the classification and the operator of that slaughterhouse are each guilty of an offence” substitute “both the person who carries out the classification and the operator of that slaughterhouse commit an offence”;

c

in paragraph (3) for “is guilty of” substitute “commits”; and

d

after regulation 22 insert—

Offences: authorised grading methods (pig carcases)22A

If classification of a pig carcase is carried out at an approved slaughterhouse—

a

without using an authorised grading method provided for in Article 11 of the Commission Delegated Regulation; or

b

without the operation of grading techniques, provided for in Article 11, by qualified personnel,

both the person who carries out the classification and the operator of that slaughterhouse commit an offence.