Paragraph 23 Meat products produced from meat derived from susceptible animals originating in a protection zone

(1)

This paragraph applies to meat products produced from meat derived from susceptible animals originating in a protection zone.

(2)

No person shall sell or consign for sale any meat product to which this paragraph applies unless–

(a)

it was produced from fresh meat, minced meat or meat preparations or mechanically separated meat which may be sold or consigned for sale because it complies with paragraph 21(2); or

(b)

it was produced from fresh meat, minced meat or meat preparations or mechanically separated meat which was–

(i)

health marked or identification marked and that mark was overstamped;

(ii)

transported in sealed containers to an establishment designated by the Scottish Ministers as authorised to treat meat from a protection zone; and

(iii)

treated at that establishment so that it falls within paragraph 1 of Schedule 5.

Notes on the whole SSI

Textual amendments

F1: 1981 c. 22, amended by the Animal Health Act 1981 (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3293). The functions conferred under the 1981 Act on “the Ministers” (as defined in section 86 of that Act) are now exercisable by the Scottish Ministers. They were transferred, so far as exercisable within devolved competence, by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.