Artificial Insemination of Pigs (EEC) Regulations 1992
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1992/3161 |
| Year | 1992 |
1992 No. 3161
AGRICULTURELIVESTOCK INDUSTRIES
The Artificial Insemination of Pigs (EEC) Regulations 1992
Made 10th December 1992
Laid before Parliament 11th December 1992
Coming into force 1st January 1993
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in relation to England, the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales in relation to Wales in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 10(1), (2) and (8) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 19841and of all other powers enabling them in that behlaf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Title and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Artificial Insemination of Pigs (EEC) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st January 1993.
Intra-Community trade in porcine semen
2.—(1) No person shall collect, process, store or transport for the purpose of export to another member State and porcime semen unless it complies with article 3 of Council Directive 90/429/EEClaying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the pordine species2.
(2) The appropriate Minister, upon being satisfied that a semen collection centre complies with the provisions of Council Directive 90/429/EEC(in particular Annex A thereof) shall, for the purposes of export of porcine semen to another member State—
(a)
(a) approve the semen collection centre, and
(b)
(b) issue the centre with a registration number.
(3) The appropriate Minister may approve isolation accommodation for the purposes of Annex B to Council Directive 90/429/EEC.
(4) Any premises approved under paragraph (2) or (3) above shall be supervised by a veterinary inspector appointed under the Animal Health Act 19813who shall report to the appropriate Minister any breach of any provision of the Directive.
(5) Every approval granted under paragraph (2) or (3) above shall be in writing and may be withdrawn or suspended after notice in writing has been served on the person having charge of the collection centre or isolation accommodation informing him of the breach the Directive complained of.
(6) It shall be the duty of a veterinary inspector appointed under the Animal Health Act 1981 to issue animal haelth certificates for the purposes of Council Directive 90/429/EEC.
Disapplication
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