- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
12.—(1) Where animals are consigned to a collection centre approved by the Minister for the purposes of intra-Community trade, the operator of the collection centre shall ensure that no animal is admitted unless it complies with Article 3.1 of Council Directive 90/425/EEC.
(2) Where animals are consigned to a slaughterhouse under the supervision of an official veterinary surgeon appointed under the provisions of the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulation 1995(1) or the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995(2), the official veterinary surgeon shall ensure that no animal is slaughtered unless it complies with Article 3.1 of Council Directive 90/425/EEC.
(3) If, in carrying out inspections under the preceding paragraph, the official veterinary surgeon establishes that animals imported from another member State are accompanied by incorrect certification or cannot readily be identified, he shall forthwith notify a veterinary inspector authorised by the Minister to receive such notification, who shall examine the animals and shall either—
(a)certify that they are fit to be slaughtered and used for their intended purpose, or
(b)by notice in writing served on the official veterinary surgeon require the animals to be slaughtered and destroyed or re-exported, in each case at the expense of the importer.
(4) Where paragraphs (1) and (2) above do not apply, any person who markets any animal consigned to him from another member State, or divides up batches of such animals for distribution or marketing—
(a)shall check, before the batch is divided up or marketed, that all the animals comply with the relevant provisions of the directives listed in Schedule 3, with respect to identification marks and accompanying documentation;
(b)shall forthwith notify any irregularity or anomaly to a veterinary inspector authorised by the Minister to receive such notification, and
(c)if there is a breach of Article 3.1.d of Council Directive 90/425/EEC, shall isolate the animals in question until a veterinary inspector authorised by the Minister to do so has authorised their release in writing.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include: