# The Food (Meat Inspection) (Scotland) Regulations 1988, Regulation 13: Qualifications of veterinary meat inspectors


(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this regulation, a person appointed by a local authority as a veterinary meat inspector for the purposes of these Regulations shall be a veterinary surgeon.
(2) A registered medical practitioner may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, be appointed by the local authority to exercise the functions of a veterinary meat inspector under these Regulations with the exception of those duties laid down in Schedule 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1484/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-meat-inspection-scotland-regulations-1988/regulation-13
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