C1Part I Livestock and Meat Marketing
The Meat and Livestock Commission
5 Systems for classification of carcases.
1
For the purpose of providing a standard method of describing as fully as practicable those characteristics of a carcase which are the principal features of interest to persons trading in livestock and carcases the Commission shall, as soon as practicable, compile systems for the descriptive classification of the carcases of all types of livestock slaughtered in Great Britain and for marking carcases according to that classification.
2
For the said purpose the Commission may at any time compile systems for the descriptive classification and marking of imported carcases, or modify any system, so far as inappropriate for imported carcases, so as to make it applicable to all or any imported carcases.
3
The systems shall be operated by the Commission, and they shall take such steps as appear to them appropriate—
a
for bringing to the notice of those particularly concerned particulars of any system compiled by them, and
b
with a view to developing the system, for inviting any person to enter into arrangements with the Commission for the Commission to operate the system on his behalf.
4
If at any time the Commission are satisfied—
a
that a system compiled under this section is practicable, and
b
that they have obtained sufficient experience of the operation of the system, and
c
that they have the resources and facilities required to operate the system,
they shall submit particulars of the system to the Ministers with the view to the making of an order under the next following section.
Pt. I (ss. 1-22): Functions of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State for Scotland or the Secretary of State for Wales transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (except for Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 9(2) for certain purposes) (27.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/3141, arts. 2(1)(5), Sch. (with art. 3)