2011 No. 881

Animals, EnglandAnimal Health
Public Health, England

The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2011 (revoked)F1

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Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

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Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

PART 1Introduction

Citation, commencement and application1

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Interpretation2

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PART 2The competent authority and miscellaneous provisions

The competent authority3

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Access

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Use of organic fertilisers and soil improvers7

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Collection centres8

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Remote areas9

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Placing on the market10

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PART 3Registration and approval

Procedure for registration of plants and establishments11

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Notifications of competent authority in respect of registration12

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Procedure for approval13

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Notification in respect of decisions on approval14

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Reasons for decisions15

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Appeals procedure16

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PART 4Offences and penalties

Offences in respect of the EU Control Regulation and the EU Implementing Regulation17

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Offence of obstruction18

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Corporate, partnership and unincorporated association offences19

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Penalties20

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PART 5Enforcement

Enforcement authority21

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Authorised person22

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Powers of entry and additional powers23

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Warrant24

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Notices served by an authorised person25

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Power to disclose information for enforcement purposes26

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PART 6Consequential amendments

Consequential amendments27

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PART 7Revocations and transitional provision

Revocations28

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Transitional provision29

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Review of these Regulations30

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Jim PaiceMinister of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

F1SCHEDULE 1Animal By-Product Requirements

Regulation 17

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F1SCHEDULE 2Consequential Amendments

Regulation 27

The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991F11

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The Controlled Waste Regulations 1992F12

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The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994F13

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The Animal By-Products (Identification) Regulations 1995F14

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The Bovine Offal (Prohibition) (England, Wales and Scotland) (Revocation) Regulations 1995F15

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The Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996F16

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The Animal By-Products (Identification) (England) Regulations 2003F17

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The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006F18

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The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006F19

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The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) Regulations 2006F110

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The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006F111

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The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Poultry) (England) Order 2006F112

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The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (England) Order 2006F113

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The Cattle Identification Regulations 2007F114

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The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007F115

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The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2008F116

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The Animal Gatherings Order 2010F117

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The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010F118

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The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2010F119

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The Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (England) Regulations 2010F120

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations enforce, in England, Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. (OJ No L 300, 14.11.2009, p 1) (“the EU Control Regulation”).

These Regulations also enforce, in England, Commission Regulation No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive Implementing Regulation) (OJ No L 54, 26.02.2011) (the EU Implementing Regulation).

Under the EU Control Regulation there are obligations on operators in relation to animal by-products, including obligations as to disposal and use, prohibitions on feeding, and placing on the market. In addition, there are requirements for operators, plants and establishments to be registered or approved. The obligations vary according to the categorisation of the material, the higher risk animal by-product is categorised as Category 1 material, next in risk is Category 2 and then Category 3 material. The EU Implementing Regulation supplements the requirements of the EU Control Regulation.

These Regulations provide for the following.

1. The Secretary of State is designated as the competent authority and provision is made for varying matters that supplement the basic requirements as set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations, including designation of remote areas and also access in relation to prohibitions on feeding in Article 11 of the EU Control Regulation (Part 2).

2. Procedure and appeals in respect of registration and approval (Part 3).

3. Enforcement of the requirements by providing for offences for breach of the requirements as identified in the Table to Schedule 1 (Part 4). The Table sets out the requirements of the EU Control Regulation and the EU Implementing Regulation as supplemented by the requirements of the EU Implementing Regulation and these Regulations, where applicable. The EU Control Regulation and the EU Implementing Regulation enable the competent authority, the Secretary of State, to grant authorisations in respect of such requirements. Such authorisations enable the competent authority to determine whether or not a product is a risk to human or animal health for example. A full list of all the authorisations that are provided for under the requirements will be made available on the Defra website (www.defra.gov.uk). In addition, that website will also make available the authorisations exercised by the Secretary of State.

4. Enforcement, by appointing enforcement authorities and making provision for powers of enforcement (Part 5).

5. Consequential provisions (Part 6 and Schedule 2) and revocations and a transitional provision (Part 7). In particular, these Regulations revoke the Animal By-Products Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2347) and its amending instrument.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, and the voluntary sector is available on the Defra website (www.defra.gov.uk) and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk