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The Milk (Special Designation) Regulations 1988

S.I. 1988/2204 · Made 15 December 1988

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FOOD

MILK AND DAIRIES

Made 15th December 1988

Laid before Parliament 19th December 1988

Coming into force 1st January 1989

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 38, 74(3) and 118 of the Food Act 1984f1 and now vested in themf2 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 118(6) of that Act with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests substantially affected by the Regulations and with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 10 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971f3, hereby make the following Regulations:–

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Footnotes

f1

1984 c. 30; section 132(1) contains a definition of “the Ministers” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

f2

In the case of the Secretary of State for Health, by virtue of S.I. 1988/1843.

f3

1971 c. 62.

Contents

  1. Part I: title, commencement and interpretation
  2. 1Title and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: general provisions as to licences
  5. 3Special designations
  6. 4Application for licence
  7. 5Refusal of licence
  8. 6Conditions of licences
  9. 7Form of licence
  10. Part III: grant of producers' licences
  11. 8Producers' licences
  12. Part IV: refusal, suspension and revocation of producers' licences and appeals arising therefrom
  13. 9Refusal, suspension and revocation of producers' licences
  14. 10Procedure
  15. 11Tribunals
  16. Part V: provisions relating to the granting of untreated milk distributors' licences
  17. 12Untreated milk distributors' licences
  18. 13Duration of untreated milk distributors' licences
  19. Part VI: provisions relating to the granting of dealers' licences
  20. 14Dealers' licences
  21. 15Duration of dealers' licences
  22. Part VII: refusal, suspension and revocation of untreated milk distributors' licences and dealers' licences and appeals arising therefrom
  23. 16Refusal, suspension and revocation of untreated milk distributors' licences and dealers' licences
  24. 17Procedure
  25. 18Tribunals
  26. 19Interpretation of “licence”
  27. Part VIII: miscellaneous provisions including revocations
  28. 20Internal trade
  29. 21Enforcement
  30. 22Revocation and savings
  31. Signature
  32. Schedule 1: GENERAL CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH ALL LICENCES ARE GRANTED
  33. 1Paragraph 1
  34. 2Paragraph 2
  35. 3Paragraph 3
  36. 4Paragraph 4
  37. Schedule 2: SPECIAL CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH LICENCES TO USE THE SPECIAL DESIGNATION “UNTREATED” ARE GRANTED
  38. Conditions applicable to producers' licences
  39. 1Paragraph 1
  40. 2Paragraph 2
  41. 3Paragraph 3
  42. 4Paragraph 4
  43. 5Paragraph 5
  44. 6Paragraph 6
  45. Conditions applicable to untreated milk distributor’s licences
  46. 1Paragraph 1
  47. 2Paragraph 2
  48. 3Paragraph 3
  49. 4Paragraph 4
  50. Conditions applicable to producers' licences and untreated milk distributors' licences
  51. 1Paragraph 1
  52. 2Paragraph 2
  53. 3Paragraph 3
  54. 4Paragraph 4
  55. 5Paragraph 5
  56. Schedule 3: GENERAL CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH LICENCES TO USE SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS OTHER THAN “UNTREATED” ARE GRANTED
  57. 1Paragraph 1
  58. 2Paragraph 2
  59. 3Paragraph 3
  60. 4Paragraph 4
  61. 5Paragraph 5
  62. 6Paragraph 6
  63. 7Paragraph 7
  64. Schedule 4: SPECIAL CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH LICENCES TO USE SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS OTHER THAN “UNTREATED” ARE GRANTED
  65. Part I: pasteurised
  66. Conditions applicable when pasteurised milk is produced from raw milk or frombulk milk heat treated for transportation
  67. 1Paragraph 1
  68. 2Paragraph 2
  69. 3Paragraph 3
  70. 4Paragraph 4
  71. 5Paragraph 5
  72. 6Paragraph 6
  73. 7Paragraph 7
  74. Additional conditions applicable when pasteurised milk is produced from milk which has been heat treated for transportation
  75. 1Paragraph 1
  76. Part II: sterilised
  77. Conditions applicable when the milk is heated in bottles or by a continuous-flow method
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Paragraph 2
  80. 3Paragraph 3
  81. 4Paragraph 4
  82. 5Paragraph 5
  83. 6Paragraph 6
  84. Additional conditions applicable when the milk is heated by a continuous-flow method
  85. 1Paragraph 1
  86. 2Paragraph 2
  87. 3Paragraph 3
  88. 4Paragraph 4
  89. Part III: ultra heat treated
  90. Conditions applicable whether or not the treatment of the milk includes the direct application of steam
  91. 1Paragraph 1
  92. 2Paragraph 2
  93. 3Paragraph 3
  94. 4Paragraph 4
  95. 5Paragraph 5
  96. 6Paragraph 6
  97. Additional conditions applicable when the treatment of the milk includes the direct application of steam
  98. 1Paragraph 1
  99. 2Paragraph 2
  100. 3Paragraph 3
  101. 4Paragraph 4
  102. 5Paragraph 5
  103. 6Paragraph 6
  104. 7Paragraph 7
  105. 8Paragraph 8
  106. 9Paragraph 9
  107. 10Paragraph 10
  108. Schedule 5
  109. Part I: detailed conditions as to sampling
  110. 1Taking of sample
  111. 2Taking of sample
  112. 3Taking of sample
  113. 4Identification of sample
  114. 5Transport of sample
  115. 6Transport of sample
  116. Part II: the methylene blue test for untreated milk and pasteurised milk
  117. 1Treatment of sample
  118. 2Reagent – Methylene Blue
  119. 3Apparatus
  120. 4Method of carrying out the test
  121. Part III: the coliform test for pasteurised milk
  122. 1Method of carrying out the test
  123. 2Method of carrying out the test
  124. 3Method of carrying out the test
  125. 4Method of carrying out the test
  126. Part IV: the plate count test for raw milk, bulk milk heat treated for transportation, pasteurised milk, sterilised milk and milk treated by the ultra high temperature method
  127. 1Paragraph 1
  128. 2Paragraph 2
  129. Part V: the phosphatase test for pasteurised milk
  130. 1Examination of sample
  131. 2Precautions
  132. 3Reagents
  133. 4Apparatus
  134. 5Care of apparatus
  135. 6Method of carrying out the test
  136. Part VI: the turbidity test for sterilised milk
  137. 1Examination of sample
  138. 2Reagent
  139. 3Apparatus
  140. 4Method of carrying out the test
  141. Schedule 6: DETAILED CONDITIONS AS TO LABELLING
  142. 1General labelling requirement
  143. 2Name of the milk
  144. 3Indication of minimum durability
  145. 4Field of vision
  146. 5Manner of marking or labelling
  147. 6Exemptions
  148. 7Definitions
  149. Schedule 7FORMS OF LICENCES
  150. Schedule 8: TRIBUNALS
  151. Part I: constitution
  152. 1Paragraph 1
  153. 2Paragraph 2
  154. 3Paragraph 3
  155. 4Paragraph 4
  156. Part II: procedure
  157. 1Paragraph 1
  158. 2Paragraph 2
  159. 3Paragraph 3
  160. 4Paragraph 4
  161. 5Paragraph 5
  162. 6Paragraph 6
  163. 7Paragraph 7
  164. 8Paragraph 8
  165. 9Paragraph 9
  166. 10Paragraph 10
  167. 11Paragraph 11
  168. Explanatory note