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Regulation 23 Powers of authorised personsF1I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

An authorised person, upon producing, if required to do so, some duly authenticated document showing his authority, may at any time enter—

(a)

any slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard; or

(b)

any land or premises, other than premises used wholly or mainly as a dwelling, where he reasonably suspects that any activity which is governed by these Regulations is, or has been, carried on,

for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is or has been any contravention of these Regulations.

(2)

An authorised person shall have power to carry out all checks and examinations necessary for the enforcement of these Regulations.

(3)

Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (2) above, an authorised person may in particular, where he has a reasonable suspicion that there is or has been a contravention of these Regulations—

(a)

take samples (and, if necessary, send the samples for laboratory testing) from any animal, carcase or part of a carcase;

(b)

take away any carcase or part of a carcase (and, if necessary, send it for laboratory testing);

(c)

require the production of any relevant record or document;

(d)

inspect any relevant record or document;

(e)

take copies of any relevant record or document; and

(f)

take away any relevant record or document.

(4)

An authorised person may take with him into the slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard or onto the premises or land such other persons as he considers necessary F2....

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations revoked (W.) (20.5.2014) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/951), regs. 1(c), 46(a); and revoked (E.) (5.11.2015) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1782), regs. 1(4), 47(a)

F2

Words in reg. 23(4) omitted (S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 3(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 23 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)