1. These Regulations may be cited as the Animal By-Products (Wales) Regulations 2003; they apply in relation to Wales and come into force on 31 October 2003.
2.—(1) In these Regulations —
“approval” (“cymeradwyaeth”) and “authorisation” (“awdurdodiad”) means an approval or authorisation granted by the National Assembly for Wales;
“the Community Regulation” (“Rheoliad y Cyngor”) means Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption M1 as amended by and read with —
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 808/2003 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption M2;
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 811/2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the intra-species recycling ban for fish, the burial and burning of animal by-products and certain transitional measures M3;
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 813/2003 on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the collection, transport and disposal of former foodstuffs M4;
Commission Decision 2003/320/EC on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use in feed of used cooking oil M5;
Commission Decision 2003/321/EC on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the processing standards for mammalian blood M6;
Commission Decision 2003/326/EC on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the separation of Category 2 and Category 3 oleochemical plants M7;
Commission Decision 2003/327/EC on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the low capacity incineration or co-incineration plants which do not incinerate or co-incinerate specified risk material or carcases containing them M8;
“inspector” (“arolygydd”) means a person appointed by the National Assembly or a local authority to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations;
“local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means in respect of a county or county borough the council of that county or county borough;
“the National Assembly” (“y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales;
“poultry” (“dofednod”) includes birds of all species including wild birds.
(2) Expressions defined in the Community Regulation have the same meaning in these Regulations, and Category 1 material, Category 2 material and Category 3 material comprises the animal by-products set out in Articles 4, 5 and 6 respectively of the Community Regulation.
Marginal Citations
M1OJ No. L273, 10.10.2002, p.1.
M2OJ No. L117, 13.5.2003, p.1.
M3OJ No. L117, 13.5.2003, p.14.
M4OJ No. L117, 13.5.2003, p.22.
M5OJ No. L117, 13.5.2003, p.24.
M6OJ No. L117, 13.5.2003, p.30.
M7OJ No. L117 13.5.2003, p.42.
M8OJ No. L117 13.5.2003, p.44.
3. Any approval, authorisation, registration, instructions or notice issued under these Regulations or the Community Regulation shall be in writing, and may be made subject to such conditions as are necessary to —
(a)ensure that the provisions of the Community Regulation and these Regulations are complied with; and
(b)protect public and animal health.