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Regulation 6 Cutting premises

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(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) below, the general charge for ahealth inspection and control exercise in respect of domesticanimals or domestic birds which is carried out at cuttingpremises shall be—

(a)

ECU 3 per tonne on meat entering the premises, (“thestandard amount”); or

(b)

an amount equal to the cost of carrying out the exercise.

(2)

Where the cutting operations are carried out in theestablishment where the meat is obtained, the Minister maydetermine a charge calculated by reducing the standard amountby up to 55%.

(3)

In this regulation and regulation 7 the cost shall bedetermined by reference to the numbers of hours worked, anyfraction of an hour being counted as an hour worked.