Animal By-Products (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. No. 332 of 2015).

These Regulations enforce in Northern Ireland Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down heath rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive. The Regulations provide for, among other things: designation of the Department designated as the competent authority; staining of certain animal by-products to prevent them entering the food chain; procedure and appeals in respect of registration and approval; enforcement and offences. Animal by-products, including catering waste, shall not be brought on to any premises where farmed animals have access to the animal by-products.