The Specified Bovine Material (No. 3) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/3268
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Title and commencement

This Order may be cited as The Specified Bovine Material (No. 3) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 24th January 1997.

Section 2 Amendment of the Specified Bovine Material (No. 3) Order 1996

(1) In Article 3(2) of the Specified Bovine Material (No. 3) Order 1996 , after the words “granted under this Order” there shall be inserted the words “(including a consent given under Article 18(6A) below)”.

(2) Article 18(6) of the Specified Bovine Material (No. 3) Order 1996 shall be replaced by the following–

(6) The operator of an approved rendering plant shall ensure (except as provided by paragraph (6A) below) that any equipment used for processing specified bovine material is used only for that purpose.

(6A) Subject to paragraph (6B) below, the appropriate Minister may, on application by the operator of an approved rendering plant, consent to the use for other purposes of equipment previously used for processing specified bovine material.

(6B) No consent given pursuant to paragraph (6A) above shall be effective until the appropriate Minister has indicated in writing that he is satisfied that the equipment concerned has been cleaned in accordance with any conditions specified in that consent.