Abattoirs (Health Mark) Regulations, 1992

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 90/1992
• Year: 1992

S.I. No. 90 of 1992.
ABATTOIRS (HEALTH MARK) REGULATIONS, 1992.
I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture and Food in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 40 and 63 (3) of the Abattoirs Act, 1988 (No. 8 of 1988), hereby make the following Regulations:
	1 Title.	1. These Regulations may be cited as the Abattoirs (Health Mark) Regulations, 1992.
	2 Commencement.	2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1992.
	3 Definitions.	3. (1) In these Regulations—
"the Act of 1988" means the Abattoirs Act, 1988 (No. 8 of 1988;
"abattoir number" has the meaning assigned to it by Regulation 6;
"the Minister" means the Minister for Agriculture and Food;
"stamping instrument" means an instrument used for the application of a health mark and which complies with the appropriate requirements, including form, set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.
(2) In these Regulations a reference to a Regulation is a reference to a Regulation of these Regulations unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended, and a reference to a paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to a paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended.
	4 The health mark.	4. The form, design and materials to be used in a stamping instrument for the application of a health mark shall comply with the requirements set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.
	5 Application of the health mark.	5. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 41 of the Act of 1988, the health mark shall be applied solely in the manner and on such places on the meat as is set out in the second Schedule to these Regulations.
(2) Where the application of the health mark is permitted by stamping in ink, any such application by use of ink shall be applied by use of—
( a ) methyl violet ink, or
( b ) any other colorants or marking substances which are permitted for use in the health marking of meat in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive No. 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964*, as amended.
*O.J. No. 121 of 29 July, 1964 (S. Edn, 1963/64, p. 185).
(3) The following persons only may apply the health mark to meat—
( a ) the veterinary inspector who has inspected and passed the meat as fit for human consumption, or
( b ) an officer or servant appointed by the local authority, under the provisions of section 35 (3) of the Act of 1988 to assist such veterinary inspector, where the health mark to such meat is applied under the direct supervision of the veterinary inspector, or
( c ) an occupier or an employee of the abattoir, where the health mark to such meat is applied by the said occupier or employee in the presence and with the consent, and under the direct supervision, of the veterinary inspector who inspected and passed the meat as fit for human consumption.
	6 Abattoir number, etc.	6. (1) The Minister shall allocate an identification number or numbers and letter or letters in respect of every abattoir, which number or numbers and letter or letters is referred to in these Regulations as "the abattoir number".
(2) Every local authority shall allocate a fixed number of stamping instruments in respect of each abattoir situated in its functional area and each stamp shall have the appropriate abattoir number.
(3) Every local authority shall issue the appropriate stamping instruments to the veterinary inspector responsible for the inspection and stamping of meat at the abattoir to which the stamping instruments relate.
(4) A record shall be maintained by each local authority of—
( a ) the abattoir number of each abattoir situated in its functional area,
( b ) the number and type of each stamping instrument issued for each such abattoir,
( c ) the name of the veterinary inspector to whom each stamp, is issued and the date of issue.
(5) Each stamping instrument shall remain the property of the issuing local authority and shall be surrendered on request to a duly authorised officer of such authority.
	7 Custody of stamping instruments.	7. Stamping instruments for use at any abattoir shall be kept in the custody, possession and control of the veterinary inspector allocated for that abattoir under section 36 of the Act of 1988 and who is responsible for the inspection and stamping of meat...