Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. No. 257 of 2001).

These Regulations implement in Scotland provisions of Council Directive 99/78/EC by amending the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 so as to extend the powers of authorized officers as regards products of animal origin which have been imported otherwise than in accordance with animal or public health conditions. The effect of the amendments made by these Regulations is to confer on authorized officers of the Scottish Ministers, the Food Standards Agency or a local authority the power: (i) in respect of intra-community trade, to prohibit the movement of products of animal origin which they have reasonable grounds for believing do not comply with animal or public health conditions relating to import into Great Britain or the European Community (products detained under this power may, under regulation 16(4) of the principal Regulations be ordered to be destroyed, re-exported or used for specified purposes); and (ii) in respect of imports from third countries, to require the destruction or re-export of products of animal origin which they have reasonable grounds for believing do not comply with animal or public health conditions relating to import.