2010 No. 1090

Agriculture, England

The Beef and Pig Carcase Classification (England) Regulations 2010 (revoked)

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

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Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

PART 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Title, commencement and application1

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Interpretation2

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Notices3

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Revocations4

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PART 2NOTIFICATIONS BY OPERATORS

Notifications by operators5

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PART 3BOVINE CARCASES

Application of these Regulations to small-scale bovine operators6

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Competent authority etc.: bovine carcases7

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Labelling instead of marking8

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Licence to carry out classification9

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Licence for automated grading10

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Appeals regarding licences11

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Records: bovine carcases12

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PART 4PIG CARCASES

Exemption for small-scale pig operators13

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Competent authority etc.: pig carcases14

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Records instead of marking15

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Records: pig carcases16

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PART 5ENFORCEMENT AND OFFENCES

Powers of entry17

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Powers of authorised officers18

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Enforcement notices19

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Appeals against enforcement notices20

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Penalty notices21

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Restriction on proceedings for penalty offence22

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Payment of penalty23

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Withdrawal of penalty notice24

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Offences: European beef provisions25

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Offences: European pig provisions26

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Offences: notifications by operators27

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Offences: licences (bovine carcases)28

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Offences: records and marks29

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Offences: obstruction etc.30

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Period for bringing prosecution31

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Offences by bodies corporate32

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Defence of due diligence33

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Offences: punishment34

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SCHEDULE 1European provisions: bovine carcases

Regulation 2

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PART 2

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SCHEDULE 2European provisions: pig carcases

Regulation 2

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SCHEDULE 3Records: bovine carcases

Regulation 12

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SCHEDULE 4Records: pig carcases

Regulation 16

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply in England only, revoke and remake the provisions of the Pig Carcase (Grading) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2155) and the Beef Carcase (Classification) (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1317). The Regulations enforce Article 42 of, and Annex V to, Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ No L 299, 16.11.2007, p 1), which relate to Community scales for the classification of carcases, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 (OJ No L 337, 16.12.2008, p 3), which sets out further details regarding the implementation of those scales for the classification of carcases. The Regulations relate to the carcases of adult bovine animals and pigs.

The Regulations provide for notifications to be made to the Secretary of State by operators of slaughterhouses which slaughter adult bovine animals or pigs (regulation 5).

They contain provisions regarding the holding of licences by persons who classify bovine carcases or in relation to classification of such carcases by automated grading equipment (regulations 9 to 11).

They require the keeping of certain records (regulations 12 and 16 and Schedules 3 and 4).

Part 5 of the Regulations concerns enforcement, and makes provision relating to the powers of authorised officers, enforcement notices, penalty notices, and criminal proceedings. Regulations 19(3) and 25 to 30 set out the offences under the Regulations, which are all punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, except for offences under regulation 29(2) (false records and marks).

In particular regulations 25 and 26 provide that breach of specified provisions of European Union legislation (set out in Schedules 1 and 2) is an offence.

A full impact assessment has been produced and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. It is available on the Defra website at www.defra.gov.uk.