Paragraph 4

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch 2, Pt VI, paras 3A, 3B am (E) by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) 2001 reg 2
Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. 3A inserted by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat and Meat Products) 2001 reg. 2(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. 3A(2) substituted by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) 2001 reg. 2(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. 3A(4) inserted by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) 2001 reg. 2(5)
Sch. 2 Pt. VI para. 3A-3B inserted by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat and Meat Products) 2001 reg. 2(3)
Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. 3A(3) words substituted by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) 2001 reg. 2(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. 3A-3B inserted by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat and Meat Products) 2001 reg. 2(3)
Sch. 2 para. 3A(2) words substituted by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) 2001 reg. 2(a)
Sch. 2 para. 3A(1) (2) words substituted by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) 2001 reg. 2(b)
Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. 3A(3) words substituted by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) 2001 reg. 2(a)
Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. 3A(2) substituted by Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) 2001 reg. 4(2)
Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. 3A(4) omitted by Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) 2001 reg. 4(3)
Sch.2, Pt.III, para 5 added by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg.2(10) (b)
Sch.2, Pt.V, para.6 substituted by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg 2(10)(c)
Sch.2, Pt.VI, para.6 substituted by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg.2(10) (d)
Sch.2, Pt.VI. para.7 substituted by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg.2(10) (e)
Sch.2, Pt.VI, para.9 added by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg.2(10) (f)
Sch.2, Pt.VI, para 10 added by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg.2(10) (g)
Sch.2, Pt.VII, para.1 substituted by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg.2(10) (h)
Sch.2, Pt.VII, para.4 added by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg.2(10) (i)
Sch. 2 Pt. 9 para. 2(a) substituted by Meat Products (Hygiene) 2000 reg. 3(2)
Sch.2, Pt VIII amended by Meat (Disease Control) 2000 reg 4(5)
Sch.2, Pt.VIII amended by Meat (Disease Control) 2000 reg.4(5)
Sch.2, Pt VIII added by Meat (Disease Control) 2000 reg.4(5)
Sch. 2 Pt. 8 para. B(e) words substituted by Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) 1995 Sch. 2 para. 9(b)
Sch 2. Pt.D added by uksi/2000/2216 reg.4(5)
Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. 3A substituted by Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) 2002 reg. 3(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. 3A substituted for para. 3A 3B by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Preparations and Meat Products) 2002 reg. 2(4)
Sch. 2 Pt. 6 para. 3A substituted for Sch. 2 pat. 6 paras. 3A, 3B by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Preparations and Meat Products) 2002 reg. 2(4)

Subject to paragraph 6 below, meat products shall carry the British EC health mark or British national health mark in an easily visible place. Marking shall be carried out during or immediately after manufacture in the meat products premises or wrapping in a re-wrapping centre. The mark shall be legible, indelible and its characters easily distinguishable. The mark may be applied to the product or to the wrapping, if the meat product is individually wrapped, or to a label affixed to the wrapping in accordance with paragraph 7 below.