Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1991

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1991/2840

1991 No. 2840

AGRICULTURE

The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1991

Made 13th December 1991

Laid before Parliament 31th December 1991

Coming into force 22th January 1992

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 66(1), 68(1), (1A) and (3), 69(1), (3), (6) and (7), 70(1), 74(1), 74A and 84 of the Agriculture Act 19701and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 84(1) of the said Act with such persons or organisations as appear to them to represent the interests concerned, and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designated2for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19723in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Economic Community, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:—

S-1 Title, commencement and transitional provisions

Title, commencement and transitional provisions

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1991, and shall come into force on 22nd January 1992.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, the provisions of—

(a)

(a) Schedule 1 in so far as it relates to compound feeding stuffs;

(b)

(b) Parts A and B of Schedule 3; and

(c)

(c) Part II of Schedule 6,

shall not apply in relation to any compound feeding stuff manufactured before 22nd January 1992 and sold before 31st December 1992, and in relation to any such compound feeding stuff the provisions of Schedule 1 (in so far as it relates to compound feeding stuffs) and Parts A, B and E of Schedule 3 to the Feeding Stuffs Regulations 19884 shall continue to apply for the purposes mentioned in regulations 5 and 10 below respectively.

(3) The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1988 shall not apply in relation to any compound feeding stuff to which paragraph (2) above would otherwise relate if that compound feeding stuff complies with the provisions of these Regulations.

S-2 Interpretation

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

the Act” means the Agriculture Act 1970;

“additive” means any substance, or preparation containing any substance, other than a premixture as defined, which, when incorporated into a feeding stuff, is likely to affect its characteristics or livestock production;

“ash” means the matter which results from the treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the appropriate procedure described in method 12 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 19825;

“complementary feeding stuff” means a mixture of feeding stuffs which has a high content of certain substances and which, by reason of its composition, is sufficient for a daily ration only if it is used in combination with other feeding stuffs;

“complete feeding stuff” means a compound feeding stuff which, by reason of its composition, is sufficient to ensure a daily ration;

“compound feeding stuff” means a mixture of products of vegetable or animal origin in their natural state, fresh or preserved, or products derived from the industrial processing thereof, or organic or inorganic substances, whether or not containing additives, for oral animal feeding in the form of complete feeding stuffs or complementary feeding stuffs;

“daily ration” means the average total quantity of feeding stuff, expressed on 12 per cent moisture basis, required daily by an animal of a given kind, age group and level of production in order to satisfy all its nutritional needs;

“energy value” means the energy value of a feeding stuff calculated in accordance with the method described in Schedule 9;

“fat” means the extract obtained as a result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the appropriate procedure described in method 3 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 19826;

“feeding stuff” has the meaning attributed to it by section 66(1) as modified by regulation 19(1);

“fibre” means the organic matter calculated as a result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the procedure described in method 9 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 19826;

“ingredient” means—

(a) a product of vegetable or animal origin, in its original state, fresh or preserved;

(b) any product derived from such a product by industrial processing; or

(c) any organic or inorganic substance;

whether containing additives or not, which is intended for circulation as a straight feeding stuff or for the preparation of a compound feeding stuff or as a carrier of a premixture;

“medicinal product” and “medicinal purpose” have the meanings assigned to them by section 130(1) and (2) respectively of the Medicines Act 19687;

“milk replacer feed” means a compound feeding stuff administered in dry form or after reconstitution with a given quantity of liquid for feeding young animals as a supplement to, or substitute for, post-colostral milk or for feeding calves intended for slaughter;

“mineral feeding stuff” means a complementary feeding stuff which is composed mainly of minerals and which contains at least 40 per cent by weight of ash;

“minimum storage life” means, in relation to a compound feeding stuff, the date until which, under proper storage conditions, that feeding stuff retains its specific properties;

“molassed feeding stuff” means a complementary feeding stuff prepared from molasses and which contains at least 14 per cent by weight of total sugar expressed as sucrose;

“moisture” means water and other volatile material determined in accordance with the procedure described in method 2 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982;

“name”, in relation to an additive, means the name used in relation to that additive in the Table in Schedule 4;

“national list” means the list of manufacturers of compound feeding stuffs published in London by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the purposes of Article 3a(2)(a) of Council Directive 74/63/EECon undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition8;

“oil” means the extract obtained as a result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the appropriate procedure described in method 3 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982;

“pet food” means a feeding stuff for pet animals and “compound pet food” shall be construed accordingly;

“premixture” means a mixture of additives, or a mixture of one or more additives with substances used as carriers, intended for the manufacture of feeding stuffs;

“protein” means the matter obtained as a result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the procedure described in method 4 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982;

“protein equivalent of urea, biuret, urea phosphate and diureidoisobutane” means the amount of urea, biuret, urea phosphate and diureidoisobutane nitrogen multiplied by 6.25;

“starch” means the matter obtained as the result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with method 30a or 30b, as appropriate, of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982;

“straight feeding stuff” means a vegetable or animal product in its natural state, fresh or preserved, and any product derived from the industrial processing thereof, and any single organic or inorganic substance, whether or not it contains any additive, intended as such for oral animal feeding.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Schedule shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations.

(3) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered section shall, unless the reference is to a section of a specified Act, be construed as a reference to the section bearing that number in the Act.

S-3 Descriptions of animals prescribed for the purpose of the definition of feeding stuff

Descriptions of animals prescribed for the purpose of the definition of feeding stuff

3. For the purposes of the definition of feeding stuff in section 66(1), bulls, cows, steers, heifers, calves, sheep, lambs, goats, kids, swine, horses, deer, rabbits (other than pet rabbits), mink, partridges, pheasants, poultry, bees and farmed fish are prescribed animals.

S-4 Prescribed descriptions of material

Prescribed descriptions of material

4. The description of material prescribed for the purposes of sections 68(1) and 69(1) shall be any material usable as a feeding stuff (other than a straight feeding stuff intended for use as a pet food), and any material usable as an ingredient or additive in such a feeding stuff.

S-5 Matters required and permitted to be contained in a statutory statement or otherwise declared

Matters required and permitted to be contained in a statutory statement or otherwise declared

5. The particulars, information and instructions required, and the particulars, information and instructions permitted, to be contained in a statutory statement or otherwise declared shall comply with the provisions of Schedule 1.

S-6 Forms of statutory statement

Forms of statutory statement

6.—(1) In the case of material of a prescribed description delivered in a package or other container the statutory statement shall either—

(a)

(a) take the form of a label attached to that package or container; or

(b)

(b) be clearly marked directly thereon;

and in the case of such material delivered in bulk, the statutory statement shall take the form of a document relating to each consignment.

(2) The particulars, information and instructions required by section 68(1) and permitted by section 68(1A) to be contained in a...

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