1989 No. 2
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No.5) Amendment Order 1989
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
Whereas the Secretary of State is of the opinion, as mentioned in section 1(1)(a) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 19851, that there has been or may have been an escape of substances of such descriptions and in such quantities and such circumstances as are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food;
And whereas the Secretary of State is of the opinion, as mentioned in section 1(1)(b) of the said Act, that in consequence of the said escape of substances food which is or may be in the future in the areas described in the Schedule to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No.5) Order 19872, or which is derived or may be in the future derived from anything in those areas, is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 1(1) and (2) and section 24(1) and (3) of the said Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:–
Title and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No.5) Amendment Order 1989 and shall come into force on 9th January 1989.
Partial revocation and amendment
2
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Wales) (No.5) Order 1987 is revoked to the extent that it imposes prohibitions on –
a
the slaughter of a sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 on or before 2nd October 1988 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark; and
b
the slaughter of a sheep which –
i
is moved from a place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) on or after 9th January 1989 which consent is subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark; and
ii
has been examined and marked with an ear-tag by a person authorised in that behalf by one of the Ministers; and
c
the supply or having in possession for supply of meat, or food containing meat, derived from a sheep described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this article,
and accordingly that Order is further amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.
3
In article 6, for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph–
2
Paragraph (1) above shall not apply in the case of–
a
any sheep which was moved to a market in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the Act which consent did not require that the sheep to which it applies should be marked in a manner specified therein;
b
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) on or before 10th January 1988 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a blue mark;
c
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) on or before 31st July 1988 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark;
d
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) on or before 2nd October 1988 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark; or
e
any sheep which –
i
was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a red mark;
ii
is moved from any place in accordance with such a consent given on or after 3rd October 1988 which consent is subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a blue mark; or
iii
is moved from any place in accordance with such a consent given on or after 9th January 1989 which consent is subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark,
and which, in any case, has been examined and marked with an ear-tag by a person authorised in that behalf by one of the Ministers.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
This note is not part of the Order)