Paragraph 1

Scotland

Restricted meat from animals must be marked with an identification mark which is–

(a)

a diagonal cross, superimposed on the health mark or identification mark applied under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 F1...; or

(b)

a single oval stamp, 6.5 cm wide and 4.5 cm high, upon which the following information is legible–

(i)

on the upper part, the letters UK;

(ii)

in the centre, the approval number of the establishment;

F2(iii)

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(iv)

two straight lines crossing at the centre of the stamp in such a way that the information is not obscured; and

(v)

information which identifies the veterinarian who inspected the meat.

Annotations

F1: Words in sch. 3 para. 1(a) omitted (28.3.2019) by virtue of The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(a), 9(3)(a)
F2: Sch. 3 para. 1(b)(iii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 24(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)