Primary analysis of official samples
- Submit official samples to approved lab for primary analysis Any Person
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2016
United Kingdom
The Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
At a glance
What's here
4 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 1
Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Any Person also bound by 2337 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Results of primary analysis
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Analyst must record test results and notify when residues found Statutory regulator
Reference analysis
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Authorised officer must refer Group A positive samples for reference analysis Crown / Minister / Government department
Certificates of analysis
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Analyst must sign certificates and include officer and enforcement authority details Local authority
Browse 29 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Prohibition on the sale of list A and list B substances
Prohibition on possession of beta-agonists
Prohibition on administration of beta-agonists or hormonal substances
Prohibition of administration to animals of unlicensed substances or products
Prohibition of administration of Table 2 substances
Prohibition of possession or slaughter of animals and of processing
Prohibition on the sale of animals
Prohibition of the sale of animal products
Prohibition of disposal of a slaughtered animal or batch of animals
Exception to prohibition on slaughter
Procurement of samples
Notification to analyst
Methods of analysis
Animal inspections
Examination of an animal or batch of animals
Notice on completion of examination
Offences, penalties and enforcement
Defences and exceptions
Compliant Products
Exception to prohibition on administration for testosterone and progesterone
Exception to prohibition on administration for allyl trenbolone and beta-agonists
Exception to prohibition on administration for products having oestrogenic, androgenic or gestagenic action
Responsibilities of processors
Unavailability of defence
Keeping and retention of records
Application and modification of provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991
Revocations
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