The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Contamination of Feeding Stuff) (England) Order 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/2038
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Contamination of Feeding Stuff) (England) Order 1989 and shall come into force at one minute past midnight on 7th November 1989.

(2) In this Order –

(a) “ the Act ” means the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985,

(b) “designated area” means the farms, holdings and agricultural premises described in the Schedule to this Order.

Section 2 Designated incident

In the opinion of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, food in the area described in the Schedule to this Order is, or may be, or may become unsuitable for human consumption in consequence of the escape of lead into imported animal feeding stuff.

Section 3 Designated area

The areas described in the Schedule to this Order are hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Act.

Section 4 Activities prohibited in the designated area

No person shall in the designated area –

(a) slaughter any cattle for human consumption or for use in the preparation of feeding stuff,

(b) prepare or process for supply to purchasers or others any food derived from cattle or anything from which food could be derived, or

(c) feed to any creature a feeding stuff the subject matter of the incident designated by article 2 of this Order.

Section 5 Restrictions on movement

No person shall move any milk or milk product derived from any cattle or any cattle from which milk may be derived, or cattle from which meat or any other food for human consumption may be derived, from the designated area.

Section 6 Restrictions throughout the United Kingdom

No person shall, in the United Kingdom –

(a) slaughter for human consumption or for use in the preparation of feeding stuff any cattle that were in a designated area after the coming into force of this Order,

(b) supply, or have in possession for supply, any milk, milk product, meat or other food, derived from cattle that were in a designated area after the coming into force of this Order, or

(c) feed to any creature a feeding stuff the subject matter of the incident designated by article 2 of this Order that was taken from a designated area after the coming into force of this Order,

(d) supply or have in possession for supply any food or anything from which food could be derived that was prepared or processed in contravention of article 4(b) of this Order.