The Beef Carcase (Classification) Regulations 1991

Made: 8th October 1991

Laid before Parliament: 10th October 1991

Coming into force

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Title, extent and commencement

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Interpretation

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Exemption

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Registration

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Position of marks

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Labelling instead of marking

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Marking of carcases intended for intervention or for private storage aid

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Licenced classifiers

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Keeping,retention and production of records

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Classification by the MLC

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Powers of authorised officers

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Assistance to authorised officers

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Notices

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Offences and penalties

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Defense of due diligence

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SCHEDULE 1 — COMMUNITY PROVISIONS

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 determining the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals (OJ No L123, 7.5.81, p.3), as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1026/91 (OJ No L106, 26.4.91, p.2).

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 extending the scope of the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals (OJ No L119, 11.5.90, p.32).

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2930/81 adopting additional provisions for the application of the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals (OJ No L293, 13.10.81, p.6) as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2237/91 (OJ No L204, 27.7.91, p.11).

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 563/82 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1208/81 (OJ No L67, 11.3.82, p.23) as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1935/83 (OJ No L191, 15.7.83, p.41) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3402/85 (OJ No L322, 3.12.85, p.14).

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 344/91 laying down details rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 (OJ No L41, 14.2.91, p.15).

SCHEDULE 2 — PARTICULARS OF THE OCCUPIER OF A REGULATED SLAUGHTERHOUSE TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE APPROPRIATE MINISTER

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SCHEDULE 3 — ALTERNATIVE POSITIONS OF MARKS AND LABELS TO BE APPLIED ON REGULATED CARCASES

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DEFINITION OF “PISTOLA CUT CARCASE”

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SCHEDULE 4

FORM OF CLASSIFICATION LICENCE

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PART I — RECORDS TO BE KEPT BY OCCUPIER FOR EACH REGULATED CARCASE CLASSIFIED

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PART II — RECORDS TO BE KEPT BY OCCUPIER FOR EACH EXEMPT CARCASE OBTAINED

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PART III — RECORDS TO BE KEPT BY EXEMPT OCCUPIER

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Signed

witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 4th October 1991.

John Selwyn Gummer — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Ian Lang — Secretary of State for Scotland — 1991-10-08

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68; section 2 is subject to Schedule 2 to that Act and is to be read, as regards England and Wales in relation to offences triable only summarily, with sections 37, 40 and 46 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), in relation to offences triable on indictment or summarily, with section 32 of the Magistrates Courts' Act 1980 (c. 43), and, in each case, with S.I. 1984/477; as regards Scotland in relation to offences triable only summarily, with sections 289F and 289G of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), as inserted by section 54 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982, in relation to offences triable on indictment or summarily, with section 289B of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975, as inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 11 to the Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45) and amended by section 55 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982, and, in each case, with S.I. 1984/526.

[^f00003]: OJ No L148, 28.6.68, p.24 (OJ/SE vol I p.187).

[^f00004]: Relevant amending regulations of the European Communities are Council Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (OJ No L61, 5.3.77, p.1) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3905/87 (OJ No L370, 30.12.87 p.7).

[^f00005]: OJ No L123, 7.5.81, p.3.

[^f00006]: Amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1026/91 (OJ No L106, 26.4.91, p.2.).

[^f00007]: OJ No L41, 14.2.91, p.15.

[^f00008]: 1967 c. 22.

[^f00009]: OJ No L119, 11.5.90, p.32.

[^f00015]: No L91, 4.4.89, p.5.

[^f00016]: The relevant amending regulation of the European Communities is Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/90 (OJ No L160, 26.6.90, p.31).

[^f00017]: OJ No L333, 30.11.90, p.30.

Editorial notes

[^key-35b62c6bb48dcfc3f88a5f21ba00e462]: Regulations revoked: (E.) (7.6.2004) by The Beef Carcase (Classification) (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1317), art. 1(1), reg. 16; (S.) (2.7.2004) by The Beef Carcase (Classification) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/280), regs. 1(1), 17 (with regs. 4(2), 16); and (W.) (1.9.2011) by The Beef and Pig Carcase Classification (Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1826), regs. 1(2), 4(a)

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Commission Regulation (EC) No. 295/96 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1892/87 as regards the recording of market prices of adult bovine animals, on the basis of the Community scale for the classification of carcases (OJNo. L39, 17.2.96, p.1).

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