Regulation 3 Meaning of “animal by-product”

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 3(3) words substituted by Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) 2000 Sch. 4 Pt. 5 para. 2
reg. 3(3) words substituted by Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) 2000 Sch. 4 Pt. 5 para. 2
reg. 3(3) substituted by Bovine Products (Restriction on Placing on the Market) 2005 reg. 9
reg. 3(3) substituted by Bovine Products (Restriction on Placing on the Market) 2005 reg. 8
reg.3(1) amended by Animal By-Products (Identification) 1997 reg.2(2)(a)
reg.3(3) added by Animal By-Products (Identification) 1997 reg.2(2)(b)
reg. 3(3) substituted by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2010 reg. 21(2)
reg. 3(3) substituted by Bovine Products (Restriction on Placing on the Market) 2005 reg. 8
reg. 3(1) word revoked by Animal By-Products (Identification) 2003 reg. 2(3)
reg. 3(3) substituted by Bovine Products (Restriction on Placing on the Market) 2005 reg. 8
reg. 3(3) substituted by Bovine Products (Restriction on Placing on the Market) 2005 reg. 8
reg. 3(1) word omitted by Animal By-Products (Identification) Amendment 2003 reg. 2(3)
reg. 3(3) substituted by Bovine Products (Restriction on Placing on the Market) 2005 reg. 9
reg. 3(1)(iv) words substituted by Food Hygiene 2006 Sch. 7 para. 4
reg. 3(3)(b) substituted by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2006 Sch. 9 para. 1
reg. 3(3)(b) words substituted by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2008 reg. 3
reg. 3(3) substituted by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2010 Sch. 9 para. 2
reg. 3(1) word revoked by Animal By–Products (Identification) 2002 reg. 2(3)

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) below, for the purposes of these Regulations “animal by-product” means any carcase or part of a carcase which is not intended for direct human consumption and which—

(a)

is derived from an animal which—

(i)

has died;

(ii)

has been killed in a knacker’s yard;

(iii)

has been killed in a place other than a slaughterhouse;

(iv)

is stillborn or unborn;

(v)

has been killed for reasons of disease control;

(vi)

has been slaughtered for human consumption and, during the ante-mortem or post-mortem inspection carried out in connection with such slaughter, has shown signs of any disease communicable to humans or animals; or

(vii)

has been slaughtered for human consumption but has not been presented for post-mortem inspection in accordance with the Hygiene Regulations;

(b)

is spoiled in any way so as to present a risk to human or animal health; or

(c)

contains residues of any substances which may pose a risk to human or animal health.

(2)

In these Regulations, “animal by-product” does not include any animal excreta or catering waste or meat cooked at a knacker’s yard for use as food for animals whose flesh is not intended for human consumption.