The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Lead in Cattle) (England) Order 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/498
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Title and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions)(Lead in Cattle) (England) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 7th March 1991.

Section 2 Designated circumstances

In the opinion of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, cattle in the area designated in article 3 below may have eaten lead or other poisonous metal and are likely to create a hazard to human health if their meat or milk is consumed.

Section 3 Designated area

The area described in the Schedule to this Order is hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.

Section 4 Prohibitions on movement

(1) No person shall move any cattle from the designated area.

(2) No person shall move from the designated area any meat or milk derived from cattle which are or have been in the designated area.

(3) No person shall move from the designated area any product

(a) which could be used as a feeding stuff for animals intended for human consumption; and

(b) which has been derived from any cattle which are or have been in the designated area.