Regulation 24 Minimum requirements of on-the-spot checks
(1)
The Scottish Ministers must determine the minimum requirements for each regulated slaughterhouse based on a risk assessment for that 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 the on-the-spot checks.
(3)
For the purposes of paragraph (1), the Scottish Ministers 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 regulated slaughterhouse.