Introductory text

Animals

Food

Made at 11.00 a.m. on 16th December 2021

Laid before Parliament at 2.30 p.m. on 16th December 2021

Coming into force 17th December 2021

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by regulation 7 of the Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019^f1 makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with the requirements of that regulation, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the appropriate authority^f2.

An assessment of the risk to animal or public health in the United Kingdom arising in respect of live poultry, hatching eggs (including specified pathogen-free eggs), day-old chicks and poultry products has been approved by the Secretary of State and the appropriate authority, taking into account the animal health criteria, the public health criteria and the matters specified in regulation 7(2). This has been carried out in accordance with regulation 7(1), and the Secretary of State is satisfied that the amendments made by these Regulations are necessary or appropriate in the light of that assessment.

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2019/1225, which is amended by S.I. 2020/1462.
f2: Defined in regulation 2(1) of S.I. 2019/1225.