The Ungraded Eggs (Hygiene) Regulations 1990

• Citation: S.I. 1990/1323
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Title and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Ungraded Eggs (Hygiene) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 31st July 1990.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation ( EEC ) No. 2772/75 on marketing standards for eggs as amended ;

“sell” includes offer or agree to sell or expose for sale and “sale” shall be construed accordingly;

“sell by retail” means sell to a person buying otherwise than for the purpose ofre-sale, but does not include selling to a caterer for the purposes of his catering business or to a manufacturer for the purposes of his manufacturing business.

Section 3 Scope

These Regulations apply to the sale of eggs by retail for human consumption by their producer on his own farm, in a local public market or by door to door selling, which eggs are not packed in accordance with Articles 16 to 19 of the Council Regulation and in respect of which no use is made of any of the quality or weight gradings laid down by that Regulation.

Section 4 Cracked eggs

No person shall sell by retail, in circumstances where these Regulations apply to that sale, any egg which contains a crack visible without candling to the naked eye.

Section 5 Penalties and enforcement

(1) If any person contravenes regulation 4 of these Regulations he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale ; and

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

(2) Each local authority shall enforce and execute the provisions of these Regulations in their district.