PART 3Amendment of Agriculture (Food) Provisions

Amendments to the Eggs and Chicks Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20104.

(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;”

F1(b)

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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).

F2(6)

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(7)

In Schedule 2 in Part 2—

(a)

in the table at column 2—

F3(i)

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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”.

F4(b)

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