The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made

Coming into operation: 19th July 2007

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety[^f00004] there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of the following Regulations.

Citation, Commencement and Interpretation

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 19th July 2007.

• (2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954[^f00005] shall apply to these regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Amendment of the Transmissible Spongiform (Encephalopathies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

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• (1) The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006[^f00006] are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

• (2) For Schedule 6 (specified risk material, mechanically recovered meat and slaughtering techniques) there is substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

THE SCHEDULE — SCHEDULE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 6 TO THE TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES REGULATIONS (NORTHRN IRELAND) 2006

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 18th July 2007

Don Hill — A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

1 These Regulations amend the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006 No.202), which provide for the enforcement in relation to Northern Ireland of Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ No. L147, 31.5.2001, p.1) as amended by and as read with the Community instruments set out in Schedule1 to S.R. 2006 No.202.

2 The amendment is that a revised Schedule 6 is inserted into S.R. 2006 No.202.

3 Schedule 6 to S.R. 2006 No.202 currently provides for the enforcement of Annex XIA to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 (concerning specified risk material, mechanically recovered meat and slaughtering techniques).

4 By virtue of Article 22(1) of Regulation (EC) 999/2001, the provisions contained in AnnexXIA to that Regulation were of a transitional nature pending the adoption of a Decision under Article5(2) or (4) of that Regulation determining the BSE status of countries according to their BSE risk, following which AnnexV to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 (introduced by Article8 thereof) would apply in relation to specified risk material.

5 A Decision has now been adopted under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 (Commission Decision 2007/453/EC establishing the BSE status of Member States or third countries or regions thereof according to their BSE risk (OJ No. L 172, 30.6.2007, p.84)).

6 Commission Regulation (EC) No. 722/2007 amending Annexes II, V, VI, VIII, IX and XI to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ No. L164, 26.6.2007, p.7) has repealed AnnexXI to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 and inserted a revised AnnexV (“specified risk material”) into that Regulation.

7 The revised Schedule 6 to S.R. 2006 No.202 provides for the enforcement of the revised AnnexV inserted into Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 by Commission Regulation (EC) No.722/2007.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(6)

[^f00002]: 1972 c.68

[^f00003]: S.I. 1999/2027

[^f00004]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 (OJ No. L100, 8.4.2006, p.3).

[^f00005]: 1954 c.33 (N.I.)

[^f00006]: S.R. 2006 No.202

[^f00007]: OJ No. L164, 26.6.2007, p.7.

[^f00008]: OJ No. L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1.

[^f00009]: OJ No. L363, 20.12.2006, p.1.

[^f00010]: Colour Index is published by the Society of Dyers and Colourists at Perkin House, 82 Grattan Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 2JB.

[^f00011]: OJ No. L 99, 20.4.1996, p.14.

[^f00012]: OJ No. L337, 22.12.2005, p.25.

[^f00013]: OJ No. L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p.22).

[^f00014]: OJ No. L157, 30.4.2004, p.33. The revised text of Directive 2004/41/EC is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L195, 2.6.2004, p.12).

[^f00015]: OJ No. L271, 15.10.2005, p.17.

[^f00016]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.27.

[^f00017]: OJ No. L320, 18.11.2006, p.13.

[^f00018]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.83.

[^f00019]: OJ No. L320, 18.11.2006, p.47.

[^f00020]: OJ No. L 139 , 30.4.2004, p. 206. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83).

[^f00021]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.60.

[^f00022]: OJ No. L320, 18.11.2006, p.46.

[^f00023]: OJ No. L 165, 30.4.2004 , p.1. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 is now set out in Corrigendum (OJ No. L 191, 28.5.2004, p.1).