2001 No. 3831 (W.317)
The Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) (Amendment) (No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2001
Made
Coming into force
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17(1), 45 and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990F1 which are now exercisable in relation to Wales by the National Assembly for WalesF2, after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of that Act with such organisations as appear to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations; and (in so far as these Regulations impose charges in relation to the monitoring of the requirements of the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995F3), being designatedF4 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972F5 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community,the National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations:
S.I 1998/2095, amended by S.I. 2000/224; relevant amendments are also made by S.I. 2000/656.
Title, application and commencement1
These Regulations, which may be cited as the Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) (Amendment) (No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2001, shall apply to Wales only and shall come into force on 18th December 2001
Amendments to the Meat (Hygiene and Inspection)(Charges) Regulations 19982
1
In so far as they extend to Wales, the Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) Regulations 1998 F6 are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
2
In the definition of “occupier” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) the words “, cold store or a re-packaging
centre,” are substituted for the words “
or a cold store,
”
.
3
In the definition of “premises” in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 the words “, cold store or re-packaging centre” are substituted
for the words “
or cold store
”
.
4
In the table in paragraph (2) of regulation 2 the words “
re-packaging centre
”
are inserted below the words “cold store” in each of columns (1) and (2).
5
In paragraph (1) of regulation 3 (charges) the words “slaughterhouse, cutting premises, cold store and repackaging centre”
are substituted for the words “
slaughterhouse, cutting premises and cold store
”
.
6
The following regulation is inserted between regulation 3 and regulation 4 (information)—
Withdrawal of inspections3A
Where the Food Standards Agency has had judgment entered against an occupier for any sum which is recoverable by the Food Standards Agency as a debt from that occupier under regulation 3(4) above and the occupier fails within a reasonable time thereafter to satisfy the judgment the Food Standards Agency may (regardless of any other legal remedy open to it) refuse to carry out any further inspections at the premises in respect of which the debt accrued until the judgment has been satisfied.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 F7.
1990 c.16. Functions of “the Ministers” so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I 1999/672.