Paragraph 30 Meat products produced from meat derived from susceptible animals originating in a surveillance zone or produced on premises in a surveillance zone

(1)

This paragraph applies to meat products–

(a)

produced from meat derived from susceptible animals originating in a surveillance zone; or

(b)

produced on premises in a surveillance zone.

(2)

No person shall sell or consign for sale any product to which this paragraph applies or move any such product out of a surveillance zone unless it complies with sub paragraph (3) or sub paragraph (4).

(3)

Meat products comply with this sub paragraph if they are produced from fresh meat, minced meat or meat preparations or mechanically separated meat which was–

(a)

health marked or identification marked and that mark was overstamped;

(b)

transported to an establishment designated by the Scottish Ministers as authorised to treat meat from a surveillance zone; and

(c)

treated at that establishment to form a meat product which falls within paragraph 1 of Schedule 5.

(4)

Meat products comply with this sub paragraph if they are produced in an establishment which–

(a)

is authorised by a licence granted by the Scottish Ministers imposing such conditions as they consider necessary to ensure strict veterinary control of the establishment;

(b)

processes only meat falling within sub paragraph 29(3); and

(c)

at all times during the production process stores, identifies and transports products eligible for despatch outside the surveillance zone separately from those which are not and in accordance with the directions of the Scottish Ministers.

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.