Regulation 1 Citation and commencement

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (Scotland) Regulations 2025.

(2)

These Regulations, other than the provisions specified in paragraph (3), come into force on 12 January 2026.

(3)

The following provisions come into force on 12 February 2027—

(a)

regulation 5(1)(b) and (6) (requirements and methods for automated classification of carcases),

(b)

regulation 11(2)(g) (record keeping for automated classification methods),

(c)

regulation 13(b) (communication of automated classification methods to supplier),

(d)

regulations 16 and 17 (licensing of automated classification methods),

(e)

regulation 18(1)(b), (d) and (g) (appeals relating to automated classification methods),

(f)

regulations 19 and 20 (authorisation of automated classification methods),

(g)

regulation 23(3)(b)(ii) (on-the-spot checks for automated classification methods),

(h)

schedule 2 (tests for automated classification methods).