Registration as required by Article 12 of the Commission Regulation
5.—(1) The Secretary of State is designated as the competent authority for the purpose of registration of slaughterhouses and producers as required by Article 12 of the Commission Regulation.
(2) Any person who wishes to operate as—
(a)a slaughterhouse; or
(b)a producer,
authorised to use the terms specified in Article 11 of the Commission Regulation may make an application in writing to the Secretary of State.
(3) Where the Secretary of State receives an application for registration the Secretary of State must notify the applicant in writing of the matters specified in paragraph (4) without unreasonable delay.
(4) The specified matters are—
(a)the Secretary of State's decision on the application;
(b)the reasons for any refusal of registration; and
(c)the right of appeal conferred by regulation 6 in the case of any refusal of registration.
(5) Where the Secretary of State decides to cancel a registration, the Secretary of State must notify the producer, or the person carrying on the business of the slaughterhouse concerned, as the case may be, of the matters specified in paragraph (6).
(6) The specified matters are—
(a)the Secretary of State's decision to cancel the registration;
(b)the date on which the cancellation is to take effect;
(c)the reasons for the cancellation; and
(d)the right of appeal conferred by regulation 6.