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The Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/539 · Made 28 February 1995

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FOOD

Made 28th February 1995

Laid before Parliament 9th March 1995

Coming into force 1st April 1995

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in relation to England and Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(6), 6(4), 16(1)(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), (2)(a) and (3), 17(1), 19(1)(b), 26, 37(2), 48(1) and 49(2) of, and paragraphs 5(1), (2)(a) and (3), 6(1)(a) and 7(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designatedf2 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f3 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of the said Act of 1990 with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations (in so far as the Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by the said provisions of the said Act of 1990) hereby make the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 16,“the Ministers” is defined in section 4(1) of the Act. Section 6(4) was amended by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), section 31 and Schedule 9, paragraph 6.

f2

S.I. 1972/1811.

f3

1972 c. 68.

Contents

  1. Part I: PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Title and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Exemptions and saving for existing licences
  5. Part II: LICENSING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSES, CUTTING PREMISES, COLD STORES, FARMED GAME HANDLING FACILITIES AND FARMED GAME PROCESSING FACILITIES
  6. 4Issue of licences
  7. 5Revocation of licences
  8. 6Appeals
  9. 7Animals not intended for sale for human consumption
  10. Part III: SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF PREMISES
  11. 8Supervision of premises
  12. 9Revocation and suspension of designations of OVSs
  13. 10Powers of OVSs and veterinary officers
  14. 11Inspection and health marking
  15. 12Notice of operation of licensed premises
  16. Part IV: CONDITIONS FOR THE MARKETING OF FRESH MEAT
  17. 13General conditions
  18. 14Transport documentation
  19. Part V: ADMISSION TO AND DETENTION IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND FARMED GAME PROCESSING FACILITIES OF ANIMALS AND CARCASSES
  20. 15Alternative accommodation for certain animals
  21. 16Period of time for keeping an animal in a lairage and removal of an animal from a slaughterhouse
  22. 17Conditions on the admission of diseased or injured animals
  23. 18Conditions on the admission of dead or slaughtered animals
  24. Part VI: ADMINISTRATION, PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT
  25. 19Records of Inspections
  26. 20Duties of occupier
  27. 21Offences and penalties
  28. 22Application of various sections of the Act
  29. 23Enforcement
  30. Part VII: MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
  31. 24Fresh meat from Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands
  32. 25Revocations
  33. 26Amendments
  34. Signature
  35. Schedule 1: CONSTRUCTION, LAYOUT AND EQUIPMENT OF SLAUGHTERHOUSES (EXCEPT LOW THROUGHPUT SLAUGHTERHOUSES), CUTTING PREMISES (EXCEPT LOW THROUGHPUT CUTTING PREMISES) AND COLD STORES—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
  36. 1Paragraph 1
  37. 2Paragraph 2
  38. 3Paragraph 3
  39. 4Paragraph 4
  40. 5Paragraph 5
  41. Schedule 2: CONSTRUCTION, LAYOUT AND EQUIPMENT OF SLAUGHTERHOUSES (EXCEPT LOW THROUGHPUT SLAUGHTERHOUSES)—ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
  42. 1Paragraph 1
  43. 2Paragraph 2
  44. 3Paragraph 3
  45. Schedule 3: CONSTRUCTION, LAYOUT AND EQUIPMENT OF CUTTING PREMISES (EXCEPT LOW THROUGHPUT CUTTING PREMISES) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
  46. 1Paragraph 1
  47. Schedule 4: CONSTRUCTION, LAYOUT AND EQUIPMENT OF COLD STORES—ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
  48. 1Paragraph 1
  49. Schedule 5: CONSTRUCTION, LAYOUT AND EQUIPMENT OF LOW THROUGHPUT SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND LOW THROUGHPUT CUTTING PREMISES
  50. Part 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
  51. 1Paragraph 1
  52. 2Paragraph 2
  53. 3Paragraph 3
  54. Part II: Additional Requirements
  55. 1Paragraph 1
  56. Schedule 6: OPERATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF FARMED GAME HANDLING FACILITIES AND FARMED GAME PROCESSING FACILITIES
  57. Part I: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO FARMED GAME HANDLING FACILITIES
  58. 1Paragraph 1
  59. Part II: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO FARMED GAME PROCESSING FACILITIES
  60. 1Paragraph 1
  61. 2Paragraph 2
  62. 3Paragraph 3
  63. Part III: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO LOW THROUGHPUT FARMED GAME PROCESSING FACILITIES
  64. 1Paragraph 1
  65. 2Paragraph 2
  66. 3Paragraph 3
  67. 4Paragraph 4
  68. Schedule 7: HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO STAFF, PREMISES, EQUIPMENT AND IMPLEMENTS
  69. Part I: REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE IN ALL PREMISES
  70. 1Paragraph 1
  71. 2Paragraph 2
  72. 3Paragraph 3
  73. 4Paragraph 4
  74. 5Paragraph 5
  75. Part II: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE IN ALL SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND FARMED GAME PROCESSING FACILITIES
  76. 1Paragraph 1
  77. 2Paragraph 2
  78. Schedule 8: ANTE-MORTEM HEALTH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS
  79. 1Paragraph 1
  80. 2Paragraph 2
  81. 3Paragraph 3
  82. 4Paragraph 4
  83. 5Paragraph 5
  84. 6Paragraph 6
  85. 7Paragraph 7
  86. Schedule 9: SLAUGHTER AND DRESSING PRACTICES— REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND FARMED GAME PROCESSING FACILITIES
  87. 1Paragraph 1
  88. 2Paragraph 2
  89. 3Paragraph 3
  90. Schedule 10: POST-MORTEM HEALTH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND FARMED GAME PROCESSING FACILITIES
  91. Part I: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
  92. 1Paragraph 1
  93. 2Paragraph 2
  94. Part II: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR BOVINE ANIMALS NOT LESS THAN SIX WEEKS OLD
  95. 1Paragraph 1
  96. Part III: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR BOVINE ANIMALS LESS THAN SIX WEEKS OLD
  97. 1Paragraph 1
  98. Part IV: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SWINE
  99. 1Paragraph 1
  100. 2Paragraph 2
  101. 3Paragraph 3
  102. Part V: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SHEEP AND GOATS
  103. 1Paragraph 1
  104. 2Paragraph 2
  105. Part VI: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLIPEDS
  106. 1Paragraph 1
  107. 2Paragraph 2
  108. Part VII: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR FARMED DEER
  109. 1Paragraph 1
  110. 2Paragraph 2
  111. VIIIADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WHERE TUBERCULOSIS IS SUSPECTED
  112. Part IX: INDICATIONS OF UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
  113. 1Paragraph 1
  114. 2Paragraph 2
  115. 3Paragraph 3
  116. 4Paragraph 4
  117. 5Paragraph 5
  118. 6Paragraph 6
  119. 7Paragraph 7
  120. 8Paragraph 8
  121. 9Paragraph 9
  122. 10Paragraph 10
  123. 11Paragraph 11
  124. 12Paragraph 12
  125. 13Paragraph 13
  126. 14Paragraph 14
  127. Schedule 11: REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE IN CUTTING PREMISES
  128. 1Paragraph 1
  129. 2Paragraph 2
  130. 3Paragraph 3
  131. Schedule 12: HEALTH MARKINGS
  132. 1Paragraph 1
  133. 2Paragraph 2
  134. 3Paragraph 3
  135. 4Paragraph 4
  136. 5Paragraph 5
  137. 6Paragraph 6
  138. Schedule 13: WRAPPING AND PACKAGING OF FRESH MEAT
  139. Part 1: WRAPPING
  140. 1Paragraph 1
  141. 2Paragraph 2
  142. Part II: PACKAGING
  143. 1Paragraph 1
  144. 2Paragraph 2
  145. Schedule 14: STORAGE OF FRESHER MEAT-REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE IN COLD STORES
  146. 1Paragraph 1
  147. 2Paragraph 2
  148. Schedule 15: FREEZING OF FRESH MEAT
  149. 1Paragraph 1
  150. 2Paragraph 2
  151. Schedule 16HEALTH CERTIFICATE
  152. 1Paragraph 1
  153. 2Paragraph 2
  154. Schedule 17: TRANSPORT OF FRESH MEAT—REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO OCCUPIERS OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORT
  155. 1Paragraph 1
  156. 2Paragraph 2
  157. 3Paragraph 3
  158. 4Paragraph 4
  159. 5Paragraph 5
  160. 6Paragraph 6
  161. 7Paragraph 7
  162. 8Paragraph 8
  163. 9Paragraph 9
  164. Schedule 18Schedule 18
  165. Schedule 19Schedule 19
  166. Schedule 20Schedule 20
  167. Schedule 21: MEAT HYGIENE APPEALS TRIBUNAL
  168. 1Paragraph 1
  169. 2Paragraph 2
  170. 3Paragraph 3
  171. 4Paragraph 4
  172. Schedule 22REVOCATIONS
  173. Explanatory note