Statutory Instruments made by the National Assembly for Wales

(a) will contain provisions stating how each requirement referred to in Schedule 1A is to apply in respect of the Required Method of Operation at the slaughterhouse in question; and

(b) may be suspended or revoked by the OVS by notice in writing served on the occupier if the OVS is of the opinion that it is not being complied with.

    (3) If the OVS suspends or revokes the agreement—

(a) the occupier may make representation on the suspension or revocation to a person appointed for the purpose by the National Assembly for Wales;

(b) the appointed person will consider the representations and report in writing to the National Assembly for Wales; and

(c) the National Assembly for Wales will give written notification of its final determination and the reasons for it.

    (4) The occupier of the slaughterhouse will ensure that the provisions contained in the relevant agreement relating to that slaughterhouse are complied with in relation to each relevant bovine animal slaughtered there.

    (5) Where a relevant bovine animal has been slaughtered otherwise than in accordance with a relevant agreement, an inspector may give to the occupier of the slaughterhouse in question a direction for the disposal of—

(a) the carcase of that relevant bovine animal; and

(b) all other parts of the body of that animal including the blood and the hide.

    (6) Where an inspector gives a direction under paragraph (5), the owner of the carcase will not be entitled to any compensation under these Regulations in respect of that carcase and the other parts of the body of the animal including the blood and the hide.

    (7) Paragraph (6) is without prejudice to any proceedings arising out of the failure to comply with the relevant agreement in question.

    (8) If a person to whom a direction is given under paragraph (5) fails to comply with the direction, an inspector may arrange for it to be complied with—

(a) without prejudice to any proceedings arising out of such default; and

(b) at the expense of the person to whom the direction was given.

    (9) In this regulation—

(a) the condition contained in paragraph 2.1B(c) of Annex IV; or

(b) the derogations from that condition contained in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of that paragraph.

    (2) The National Assembly for Wales will authorise establishments in relation to the production of feedingstuffs for the purposes of—

(a) the condition contained in paragraphs 2.IB(c) of Annex IV; and

(b) the derogations from that condition contained in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of that paragraph,

if, following an inspection of the premises by a veterinary inspector, it is satisfied that the premises are capable of being operated in accordance with the relevant requirements of Annex IV.

    (3) In paragraphs (1) and (2), "Annex IV" means Annex IV to the Community TSE Regulation.".

(a) uses or stores any feedingstuff containing fishmeal for feeding to non-ruminant farmed animals; and

(b) fails to comply with paragraph 2.IB(f) of Annex IV to the Community TSE Regulation,

is guilty of an offence.

    (2) For the purposes of the derogation in paragraph 2.IB(f) of that Annex, no person is to use or store any feeding stuff containing fishmeal on premises where ruminants are kept unless that person is registered by the National Assembly for Wales for that purpose in accordance with paragraph (3).

    (3) The National Assembly for Wales is to grant a registration under paragraph (2) where the occupier has declared to it in writing that measures are implemented on the premises in question to prevent the feedingstuffs being fed to ruminant animals on those premises.

    (4) Any person who fails to comply with paragraph (2) is guilty of an offence.

    (5) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term of three months or both; or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both.

(a) without prejudice to any proceedings arising out of such default; and

(b) at the expense of the person on whom the notice is served.

    (5) An inspector may only carry out or cause to be carried out the requirements of a notice referred to in paragraph (4) if the National Assembly for Wales has confirmed the notice pursuant to paragraph (3).".

(a) all specified risk material, excluding the vertebral column, is removed from the carcase as soon as is reasonably practicable after the animal has been slaughtered and before the carcase is presented for inspection pursuant to regulation 35; and

(b) the carcase is consigned to cutting premises licensed under regulation 56(1) as soon as reasonably practicable for the removal of the vertebral column at those premises in accordance with regulation 36(1).";

(b) ym mharagraff (2)(b), ar gyfer y geiriau "the head, spleen, ileum and tonsils are" rhoddir "all specified risk material, excluding the spinal cord, is" yn ei le;

(c) caiff paragraff (10) ei hepgor.

(a) a carcase;

(b) a half carcase;

(c) a half carcase cut into no more than three wholesale cuts; and

(d) quarters,

containing no specified risk material other than the vertebral column.".

(a) it is not more than 12 months of age; or

(b) there is no permanent incisor erupted through the gum,

and the spleen and the ileum have been removed, the carcase of the animal may be marked with a young lamb stamp or a young goat stamp as appropriate.

    (2) A young lamb stamp and a young goat stamp will consist of a circular mark 5 centimetres in diameter containing in legible form in capital letters 1 centimetre high—

(a) "MHS"; and

(b) in the case of a sheep, "YL"; and

(c) in the case of a goat, "YG".

    (3) No person other than—

(a) an OVS;

(b) an inspector; or

(c) a meat technician acting under the responsibility of an OVS,

may apply a young lamb stamp or a young goat stamp or possess the equipment for applying such a stamp.

    (4) No person will use a stamp resembling a young lamb stamp or a young goat stamp in such a way as to suggest that the carcase of any animal other than an animal referred to in paragraph (1) is such a carcase.

    (5) In relation to any slaughterhouse or cutting premises, the Agency may appoint as meat technicians such persons as are necessary to assist the OVS and inspectors in carrying out the functions referred to in paragraph (3).".

(a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both; or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.".

(a) bovine animals born before 1 August 1996;

(b) bovine animals born on or after 1 August 1996;

(c) bovine animals referred to in (a) or (b) which are subject to slaughter ordered by a veterinary surgeon following an accident or serious physiological or functional problems;

(d) bovine animals referred to in (a) or (b) which are, or are suspected of, suffering from—


(i) a disease which is communicable to humans or animals; or

(ii) a disease or disorder of their general condition which is likely to make their meat unfit for human consumption;



(e) bovine animals referred to in (a) or (b) which have, or are suspected of having—



(i) had administered to them substances with pharmacological effects, or

(ii) consumed substances,



which may make their meat unfit for human consumption.

     2. There has to be a reliable system for ensuring that no bovine animal born or reared in the United Kingdom before 1 August 1996 is slaughtered for human consumption.

     3. Bovine animals which are over 30 months of age but born on or after 1 August 1996 have to be clearly identified.

     4. Bovine animals which are over 30 months of age but born on or after 1 August 1996 and bovine animals which are 30 months of age and under have to be separated into batches for subsequent separate slaughter.

Brain stem sampling
     5. There has to be sufficient slaughterhouse staff trained and competent in the taking, labelling, packaging and despatch of brain stem samples. Health and Safety guidelines to minimise the risk of exposure to bovine spongiform encephalopathy have to be followed and hygienic facilities have to be provided. Sampling procedures are to be such that they do not jeopardise the hygienic production of meat intended for human consumption.

Correlation of sample to carcase and all other body parts.
     6. There has to be a reliable system for linking the brain stem sample of each bovine animal over 30 months of age to the carcase of that animal and all other parts of the body of that animal including the blood and the hide.

Retention of carcases and all other body parts
     7. Unless there is a system in place at the slaughterhouse in question which prevents contamination between carcases, there has to be a reliable system (including the provision of suitable and sufficient chiller space) for ensuring that the carcase of a bovine animal tested for bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("the tested animal") plus the carcase of—

(a) the bovine animal immediately preceding the tested animal, and

(b) each of the two bovine animals immediately following the tested animal,

on the slaughter line are retained in slaughter order either in a sealed chiller or on a sealed rail in an unsealed chiller, pending the receipt of the results of the rapid test.

     8. Where there is a system in place at the slaughterhouse in question which prevents contamination between carcases, then there has to be a reliable system (including the provision of suitable and sufficient chiller space) for ensuring that the carcase of a bovine animal tested for bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("the tested animal") is retained either in a sealed chiller or on a sealed rail in an unsealed chiller, pending the receipt of the results of the rapid test.

     9. There has also to be a reliable system (including the provision of suitable and sufficient chiller space) for ensuring that—

(a) all parts of the body, including the blood and the hide, but excluding the carcase ("the body parts") of a tested animal plus the body parts of—


(i) the bovine animal immediately preceding the tested animal, and

(ii) the two bovine animals immediately following the tested animal,



on the slaughter line, and

(b) mixed batches of the body parts of both a tested animal and any other bovine animal,