Regulation 4 Notifications by operators

(1)

Any person who is an operator of a regulated slaughterhouse on 28th January 2026 must, before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with that date, give notice to the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph (3).

(2)

Any person who becomes an operator of a regulated slaughterhouse after 28th January 2026 must, before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which they become an operator, give notice to the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph (3).

(3)

A notice under this paragraph must be given in writing and include—

(a)

the address, telephone number and approval number of the slaughterhouse;

(b)

the full name and address of the operator;

(c)

where the operator is a partnership or has joint owners, the full names and addresses of all the partners in the partnership or owners of the business; and

(d)

where the operator is a body corporate, the registration number of the body corporate.

(4)

Where a change occurs to any information included in a notice given under paragraph (3), the operator must, before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which that occurs, give notice to the Secretary of State of the particulars of the change.

(5)

Where a slaughterhouse ceases to be a regulated slaughterhouse, the operator of that slaughterhouse must, before the end of the period of ten days beginning with the day on which that occurs, give notice in writing to the Secretary of State of that cessation.

(6)

For the purposes of this regulation “partnership” means—

(a)

a business which falls within the meaning given in section 1 of the Partnership Act 1890^f1; or

(b)

a limited liability partnership within the meaning given in section 1 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000^f2.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1890 c. 39; section 1 was amended by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 (c. 43) and S.I. 2009/1941.
f2: 2000 c. 12