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Poultry Meat (Water Content) Regulations 1988.

Type of law
Regulation
Source

Abstract
These Regulations are here setting the food safety related rules and provisions as regards the poultry meat, here closely related to the water content and to possible analysis and other actions as listed.
Contents of this text are divided into 16 sections as follows: Title and Commencement (1); Interpretation (2); Enforcement authority (3); Powers of authorized officers (4); Identification of slaughter-house from which poultry carcase originates (5); Inspection of imported poultry carcases (6); Notice of intended prosecution (7); Analysis (8); Counter analysis (9); Method of analysis and counter-analysis (10); Offences and penalties (11); Offences due to fault of other person (12); Defence of due diligence (13); Application of various provisions of the Act (14); Service notices and other documents (15); Failure to comply with requirement to serve notice or other document (16).
The Schedule is also part of this publication (full list of European Community provision that are here respected: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2967/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down common standards for the water content of frozen and deep-frozen chickens, hens and cocks; Council Regulation (EEC) No 1691/77 of 19 July 1977; Council Regulation (EEC) No 641/79 of 29 March 1979; Commission Regulation (EEC)No 2632/80 of 14 October 1980; Council Regulation (EEC) No 2835/80 of 30 October 1980, read with the Corrigendum to (EEC) No 2835/80; Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3204/83 of 14 November 1983; Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2785/80 of 30 October 1980 introducing detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2967/76 laying down common standards for the water content of frozen chickens, hen and cocks, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3134/81 of 30 October 1981).
Date of text
Entry into force notes
These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of August, 1988.
Repealed
No
Publication reference
1988/010
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Implements