PART IIIRegistration of slaughterhouses
Application of regulations 13 to 19 and 20 (where relating to Part III)12
Regulations 13 to 19, and (in so far as it relates to notices served under regulation 15 or 17) regulation 20, apply to slaughterhouses in England.
Application for registration13
1
2
An application under paragraph (1) shall—
a
be in writing;
b
be in the English language;
c
be signed by or on behalf of the slaughterhouse operator;
d
contain the name, or business name, and address of the slaughterhouse operator;
e
identify the slaughterhouse to which the application relates;
f
indicate the premium animals for the slaughter of which registration is sought;
g
contain an undertaking that—
i
if and for as long as the slaughterhouse is registered for the slaughter of premium animals other than premium calves, the conditions set out in Part I of the Schedule will be complied with; and
ii
if and for as long as the slaughterhouse is registered for the slaughter of premium calves, the conditions set out in Parts I and II of the Schedule will be complied with.
Registration of slaughterhouses14
Where an application complying with regulation 13(2) is submitted under regulation 13(1), F4the BoardF4the Secretary of State shall register the slaughterhouse identified in it for the slaughter of the premium animals indicated in accordance with regulation 13(2)(f) by entering the slaughterhouse, together with a note of the premium animals so indicated, on a list, which F4the BoardF4the Secretary of State shall maintain, of slaughterhouses so registered.
Breach of conditions of registration15
If F2the BoardF2the Secretary of State is not satisfied that the conditions set out in Part I of the Schedule are being complied with at a registered slaughterhouse, or that the conditions set out in Part II of the Schedule are being complied with at a slaughterhouse registered for the slaughter of premium calves, F4itF4he may serve on the slaughterhouse operator a written notice—
a
b
Cancellation of registration16
F4The BoardF4The Secretary of State may, in accordance with the procedure in regulation 17, cancel the registration of a slaughterhouse—
a
b
if the slaughterhouse operator, or any officer, employee, servant or agent of the slaughterhouse operator, is convicted of an offence in relation to any claim.
Cancellation procedure17
1
2
A notice of cancellation under paragraph (1) shall be served on the slaughterhouse operator and shall state that—
a
the registration of the slaughterhouse for the slaughter of premium animals has been cancelled, and
b
no slaughter premium will be granted on the slaughter of any bovine animal slaughtered at the slaughterhouse unless and until such time as the slaughterhouse is registered again.
Display of notice of cancellation18
Where the registration of a slaughterhouse has been cancelled pursuant to regulation 16, the slaughterhouse operator shall permit an authorised person to affix a copy of the notice of cancellation there in a conspicuous position easily visible to all persons delivering animals to the slaughterhouse and shall maintain it in that position in a clearly legible condition until the expiry of one year from the date of cancellation or until the slaughterhouse is registered again, whichever shall be the sooner.
Registration following cancellation19
1
If the registration of a slaughterhouse has been cancelled pursuant to regulation 16, F3the Board F3the Secretary of State shall not register it again unless F3the BoardF3the Secretary of State is satisfied that the conditions set out in Part I and, if the slaughterhouse operator is applying to register the slaughterhouse for the slaughter of premium calves, Part II, of the Schedule will be complied with there.
2
Subject in any case to paragraph (1), if the registration of a slaughterhouse has been cancelled pursuant to regulation 16(b), F3the BoardF3the Secretary of State may refuse to register it again until the expiry of such period, not exceeding six months from the date of cancellation, as F3the BoardF3the Secretary of State considers reasonable in the circumstances of the case.