PART 3Amendment of Agriculture (Food) Provisions

Amendments to the Eggs and Chicks Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010I14

1

The Eggs and Chicks Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 M1 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1)—

a

for the definition of “Council Directive 1999/74/EC” substitute—

“The Northern Ireland welfare regulations” M2 means the Welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012;

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3

In regulation 12 (Derogations relating to the marking of eggs)—

a

for paragraph 3 substitute—

3

The conditions are the conditions in the following provisions of the Northern Ireland welfare regulations—

a

paragraph 2(d) of Schedule 2;

b

paragraph 2(e) of Schedule 2;

c

paragraph 5 of Schedule 2;

d

paragraph 6(a) of Schedule 2;

e

paragraph 7(a) of Schedule 2.

4

In regulation 13 (Derogation relating to barn eggs)—

a

for paragraph 3 substitute—

3

The conditions are the conditions in the following provisions of the Northern Ireland welfare regulations—

a

paragraph 2(d) of Schedule 2;

b

paragraph 2(e) of Schedule 2;

c

paragraph 5 of Schedule 2;

d

paragraph 6(a) of Schedule 2;

e

paragraph 7(a) of Schedule 2.

5

In regulation 18 (Powers of entry)—

a

for paragraph (2) substitute—

2

The authorised officer may take with them such other persons as they consider necessary.

b

omit paragraph (14).

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7

In Schedule 2 in Part 2—

a

in the table at column 2—

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ii

from “Point 2” to “Directive 1999/74/EC” substitute “Regulation 3 of the Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003”.

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