Regulation 24 Minimum requirements of on-the-spot checks
(1)
The Secretary of State must determine the minimum requirements for on-the-spot checks for each regulated slaughterhouse.
(2)
The minimum requirements referred to in paragraph (1) are requirements relating to—
(a)
the frequency of on-the-spot checks which will be carried out; and
(b)
the minimum number of carcases to be checked during those on-the-spot checks,
on the basis of the risk assessment referred to in paragraph (3).
(3)
For the purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must carry out a risk assessment which must, in particular, take into account—
(a)
the number of sheep slaughtered in the regulated slaughterhouse concerned; and
(b)
the findings during any previous on-the-spot checks in that slaughterhouse.