Animal By-Products (Identification) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. No. 53 of 2003).

The 1995 Regulations currently make provision for the sterilisation or staining of animal by products and for the control of movement of such by-products. The effect of the amendments made to the 1995 Regulations by regulation these Regulations is that animal by products may no longer be sterilised. Staining is now required in all cases except where specified in regulation 5(2), 6(2) or 7(2) of the 1995 Regulations. The effect of the amendments made to regulations 6 and 7 of the 1995 Regulations is that staining is not required where the animal by-product is immediately moved in the manner specified in regulation 6(4) or 7(3) of the 1995 Regulations to premises approved under article 7 of the Animal By-Products Order 1999 for rendering there or to other premises for incineration there in accordance with article 10 of that Order.