{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/specified-risk-material-regulations-1997/regulation-28",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/specified-risk-material-regulations-1997/regulation-28.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2965",
  "legislation_title": "The Specified Risk Material Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/specified-risk-material-regulations-1997",
  "path": "regulation/28",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "Storage",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person shall store specified risk material in the same room as any food.\n(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) above shall not apply where an official veterinary surgeon, inspector or an authorised officer of an enforcement authority has approved the storage of specified risk material in the same room as any food, on being satisfied that the arrangements for storage will ensure the adequate separation of the specified risk material from the food.\n(3) No person shall store specified risk material otherwise than in an impervious container which—\n(a) contains nothing but specified risk material;\n(b) is labelled as containing specified risk material;\n(c) is not left uncovered when containing specified risk material; and\n(d) after use for such storage is thoroughly washed and disinfected before being used for any purpose in relation to the storage of food.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2002/843",
      "affecting_title": "The TSE (England) Regulations 2002"
    },
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "wsi/2002/1416",
      "affecting_title": "The TSE (Wales) Regulations 2002"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2965/regulation/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:40:45.296941+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}