# The Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) (No. 2) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/3378 · made 28 December 2000

These Regulations amend the Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2097, as already amended) in so far as they extend to England. The 1996 Regulations extend to the whole of Great Britain.

Made under: Food Safety Act 1990 (Section 16, Section 26, Section 48)

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## Introductory text

FOOD, ENGLAND
Made 28th December 2000
Laid before Parliament 29th December 2000
Coming into force 1st January 2001
The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 16(1)(f), 26 and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf having had regard in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of that Act makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Title, extent and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) (No. 2) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000; they extend to England only and come into force on 1st January 2001.

## 2 Amendment to the Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) (No. 2) Regulations 1996

(1) In so far as they extend to England, the Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2) of this regulation.
(2) The following regulation is inserted between regulation 3 (prohibition of sale of meat from older bovines) and regulation 4 (the Beef Assurance Scheme)—
“Enforcement of Article 2.1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2777/2000
3A No person shall contravene Article 2.1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2777/2000 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market.”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Gisela Stuart
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
28th December 2000

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2097, as already amended) in so far as they extend to England. The 1996 Regulations extend to the whole of Great Britain.
These Regulations provide for the enforcement of Article 2.1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2777/2000 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market (OJ No. L321, 19.12.2000, p. 47). That Article, which is applicable until 30th June 2001 at the latest, provides that meat from bovine animals aged more than 30 months and slaughtered in the Community after 1st January 2001 can only be released for human consumption or for export if tested negatively for bovine spongiform encephalopathy by an approved rapid test as referred to in Annex IV(A) of Commission Decision 98/272/EC (OJ No. L122, 24.4.98, p. 59, as amended). Annex IV(A) was inserted into that Decision by Commission Decision 2000/374/EC (OJ No. L135, 8.6.2000, p. 27).
A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in respect of these Regulations. A copy of it has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Further copies of the assessment can be obtained from the Meat Hygiene Division of the Food Standards Agency, Ergon House, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 3WG.

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