The Poultrymeat (Scotland) Regulations 2011
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2011/318 |
| Year | 2011 |
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Poultrymeat (Scotland) Regulations 2011.(2) These Regulations come into force on 10th October 2011.(3) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.(4) These Regulations apply to poultrymeat described in F17point 1 of Part V of Annex VII to Council Regulation 2013, excluding poultrymeat described in point I(2) of F18Part B of Annex XIV to that Regulation.comes from poultry slaughtered on the producer's farm; andthe final consumer; ora local retail establishment directly supplying such meat to the final consumer as fresh meat.(1) In these Regulations—A person commits an offence if that person contravenes a European poultrymeat provision. (1) The Scottish Ministers are designated as the competent authority for the purpose of registration of slaughterhouses and producers as required by Article 12 of the Commission Regulation.(2) Any person who wishes to operate as a slaughterhouse or a producer authorised to use the terms specified in Article 11 of the Commission Regulation must make an application in writing to the Scottish Ministers.(3) Where the Scottish Ministers receive an application for registration the Scottish Ministers must notify the applicant in writing of the
- “the Agency” means the F34Food Standards Scotland;
- “authorised officer” means any person who has written authority from an enforcement authority to act in matters arising under these Regulations;
- “Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultrymeat, as amended from time to time;
- “computer equipment” means any computer, and any associated electronic storage device or apparatus;
- “contravene” includes fail to comply, and contravention is to be construed accordingly;
- F19“Council Regulation 2013” means the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adopted on 16 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, as amended from time to time;
- “cutting plant” means an establishment used for boning and/or cutting up meat;
- “enforcement authority” means an authority exercising a function conferred on it by regulation 8;
- “European poultrymeat provision” means a provision of the Single CMO Regulation F20or, as the case may be, Council Regulation 2013 or the Commission Regulation specified in column 1 of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 1, as read with any provision mentioned in the corresponding entry in column 2 of Part 1 or 2 of that Schedule;
- “food authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ;
- F21“poultrymeat” “has the meaning given by point II(1) of Part V of Annex VII to Council Regulation 2013;
- “premises” means any place, including those requiring inspection under Article 12(5) (a) to (d) of the Commission Regulation, and any vehicle, trailer, stall or moveable structure;
- “relevant individual” means—
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(a) in relation to a body corporate—
- (i) a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body;
- (ii) where the affairs of the body are managed by its members, a member;
- (b) in relation to a Scottish partnership, a partner;
- (c) in relation to an unincorporated association other than a Scottish partnership, a person who is concerned in the management or control of the association; and
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(a) in relation to a body corporate—
- “Single CMO Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) .
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