European Communities (Control of Oestrogenic, Androgenic, Gestagenic and Thyrostatic Substances) Regulations, 1982.

JurisdictionIreland
CitationIR SI 282/1982
Year1982

S.I. No. 282 of 1982.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (CONTROL OF OESTROGENIC, ANDROGENIC, GESTAGENIC AND THYROSTATIC SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS, 1982.

I, BRIAN LENIHAN, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions, other than Article 3 (effect to which has been given by the European Communities (Control of Stilbene and Thyrostatic Substances) Regulations, 1981 (S.I. No. 366 of 1981)), of Council Directive 81/602/EEC1 of 31st July, 1981 hereby make the following Regulations:—

1O.J. No. L222, 7.8.1981, p.33.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Control of Oestrogenic, Androgenic, Gestagenic and Thyrostatic Substances) Regulations, 1982.

(2) The European Communities (Control of Stilbene and Thyrostatic Substances) Regulations, 1981 (S.I. No. 366 of 1981), and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Control of Oestrogenic, Androgenic, Gestagenic, Stilbene and Thyrostatic Substances) Regulations, 1981 and 1982.

(3) These Regulations shall come into force on the 13th day of September, 1982.

2. (1) In these Regulations—

"authorised person" means—

( a ) a person who is an authorised officer within the meaning of the European Communities (Control of Stilbene and Thyrostatic Substances) Regulations, 1981 (S.I. No. 366 of 1981.),

( b ) a person who for the time being stands appointed under Regulation 7 of these Regulations,

"the Directive" means Council Directive No. 81/602/EEC of 31st July, 1981.1

1O.J. No. L222, 7.8.1981, p.33.

(2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Directive has, unless the contrary intention appears, the meaning in these Regulations that it has in the Directive.

3. (1) A person shall not—

( a ) administer to a farm animal, by any means whatsoever, any substance having an oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or thyrostatic action;

( b ) place on the market or slaughter a farm animal to which any of the above mentioned substances has been administered;

( c ) place on the market any meat of farm animals referred to in paragraph (b) of this Article;

( d ) process meat referred to in Article 2 (c) of the Directive or place on the market any meat products prepared from or with any such meat.

(2) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

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