The Animals, Meat and Meat Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 1993

• Citation: S.I. 1993/990
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Title, commencement and scope

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Animals, Meat and Meat Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 5th May 1993.

(2) The Animals, Meat and Meat Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1991 (“the principal Regulations”) shall be amended in accordance with the following regulations.

Section 2 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (1) for sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of “food authority” there shall be substituted—

(a) as respects each London borough, district or non-metropolitan county, the council of that borough, district or county;

(b) for the definition of “veterinary medicinal product” there shall be substituted–

“veterinary medicinal product” has the same meaning as in the Medicines (Restriction on the Administration of Veterinary Medicinal Products) Regulations 1983 ; except that it includes—

(a) medicinal additives for feedingstuffs to which the provisions of Council Directive 70/524/ EEC apply;

(b) medicated feedingstuffs; and

(c) vaccines, toxins or serums;

(c) in paragraph (2) after the words “for the purposes of these regulations,” there shall be inserted the words “the presence of”.

Section 3 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 15(5) (notice on completion of examination) for the words “prohibiting the sale or slaughter of any animal” there shall be substituted the words “prohibiting the slaughter of any animal”.

Section 4 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 20 (keeping and retention of records)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (1) there shall be added the following sentence—

Such a record shall be made within 72 hours of the administration of any veterinary medicinal product to any animal and shall be in a permanent and legible form.

(b) at the end of paragraph (2) there shall be added the following sentence—

Such record shall be made within 72 hours of the slaughter of any animal and shall be in a permanent and legible form.

Section 5 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 22(3) (application and modification of provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990) for the words “shall apply to these Regulations” there shall be substituted the words “shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations”.

Section 6 Amendment of the principal Regulations

At the end of the table in Schedule 1 (Maximum Residue Limits) there shall be added—

Muscle

Liver

Kidney

Muscle

Fat

Muscle

Liver

Fat

Kidney

Kidney

Liver

Muscle

Liver

Fat

Kidney