Regulation 20 Amendments

for regulation 1(2) there shall be substituted the following—

“(2)

Any reference in these Regulations to a Chairman or Secretary shall be a reference to the Chairman or Secretary appointed for the purposes of:—

(a)

regulation 6 of, and Schedule 21 to, the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995;

(b)

regulation 6 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995; or

(c)

regulation 5 of, and Schedule 12 to, the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995.”; and

in regulation 2, after the words “or the revocation of the licence of any premises” there shall be substituted the following—

“under—

(a)

regulation 4 or 5, as the case may be, of the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995;

(b)

regulation 4 or 5, as the case may be, of the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995; or

(c)

regulation 3 or 4, as the case may be, of the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995.”.

in regulation 2(1), in the definition of “PIA salary costs”, after “Poultry Meat Regulations” there shall be inserted—

“or regulation 9 of the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995”;

at the end of regulation 2(1) after the definition of “slaughterhouse” there shall be added—

• ““wild game” means—

  1. (a)

     wild land mammals which are hunted (including wild mammals living within an enclosed area under conditions of freedom similar to those enjoyed by wild game); and

  2. (b)

     wild birds.”;

in regulation 9, after “game” there shall be inserted “and wild game”; and

after paragraph (b) of Schedule 2 there shall be added—

“(c)

the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995.”.

in regulation 2(1), for the definitions of “wild game”, “wild game meat” and “large wild game”, there shall be substituted the following—

• ““wild game”, “wild game meat”, “large wild game” and “small wild game” have the meanings given to them by regulation 2(1) of the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995;”;

in regulation 22, after the words “section 3 (presumption that food is intended for sale for human consumption);” there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“section 9 (inspection and seizure of suspected food) with the modification that it shall apply to an authorised officer of an enforcement authority as it applies to an authorised officer of a food authority;”; and

in paragraph 2 of Schedule 14, after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be added—

“(e)

wild game meat is kept at a temperature which must not at any time exceed -12°C if frozen or, if chilled, +4°C in the case of small wild game and +7°C in the case of large wild game.”.

in regulation 2(1), for the definition of “small wild game” there shall be substituted the following—

• ““small wild game” and “wild game meat” have the meanings given to them by regulation 2(1) of the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995;”;

in regulation 20(2)(a), for “or 19(3)” there shall be substituted, “19(3) or 25”;

in regulation 24, after the words “section 3 (presumption that food is intended for sale for human consumption);” there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“section 9 (inspection and seizure of suspected food) with the modification that it shall apply to an authorised officer of an enforcement authority as it applies to an authorised officer of a food authority;”; and

in Schedule 12, after paragraph 3 there shall be added—

“4

Wild game meat derived from small wild game shall be chilled or frozen and kept at a temperature which must not at any time exceed +4°C if chilled or -12°C if frozen.”.