Scottish Statutory Instrument SI 2025/401 United Kingdom

The Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (Scotland) Regulations 2025

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In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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s.004 Notifications by operators Regulated
  • Notify Scottish Ministers of slaughterhouse operation, changes, and cessationOperator
s.005 Requirements and methods for classification of carcases Regulated
  • Classify sheep carcases and keep recordsOperator
s.006 Removal of tissue from a carcase Regulated
  • Do not remove tissue from sheep carcases before weighing and classificationOperator
s.007 Presentation of carcases for classification Regulated
  • Present sheep carcases for classification according to specificationOperator
s.008 Identification of carcases Regulated
  • Assign a unique kill number to each sheep carcaseOperator
s.009 Labelling of carcases Regulated
  • Label each classified sheep carcass with required information at classificationOperator
s.010 Determination of carcase weight Regulated
  • Determine carcase cold weight by weighing within 60 minutes of slaughter and deducting 2%Operator
s.011 Record keeping Regulated
  • Keep detailed records for each sheep carcase classifiedOperator
s.012 Recording of prices for carcases of sheep aged less than 12 months Regulated
  • Record market prices and supplementary payments for young sheep carcasesOperator
s.013 Communication to the supplier Regulated
  • Send written carcase classification information to suppliersOperator
s.019 Authorisation of automated classification methods for carcases Regulated
  • Meet all conditions in your automated classification method authorisationOperator
s.021 Reporting of market price and related data to a person authorised by the Scottish Ministers Regulated
  • Report sheep carcase market data weekly and quarterly to Scottish authorised personOperator
21 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Regulated slaughterhouses
s.014 Licence to carry out visual classification
s.015 Suspension, revocation or variation of licence to carry out visual classification
s.016 Licence to use authorised automated classification methods
s.017 Suspension, revocation or variation of licence to use automated classification methods
s.018 Appeals regarding licences
s.020 Additional provisions on classification by automated classification methods
s.022 Processing of information and the purposes for which processing may be carried out
s.023 On-the-spot checks
s.024 Minimum requirements of on-the-spot checks
s.025 Powers of entry
s.026 Powers of authorised officers
s.027 Compliance notices
s.028 Appeals against compliance notices
s.029 Offences: compliance notices
s.030 Offences: obstruction etc.
s.031 Offences by bodies corporate
s.032 Defence of due diligence
s.033 Offences: punishment
Schedules

Schedules

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14 other schedules
s.sch002 An automated classification method which has been submitted for authorisation...
s.sch002 For each carcase within the test sample, the median of...
s.sch002 Results generated by the automated classification method must, for each...
s.sch002 The accuracy of the automated classification method must be established...
s.sch002 To pass the authorisation test, the automated classification method must...
s.sch002 In addition to the requirement under paragraph 13, the classifications...
s.sch002 The panel convened by the Scottish Ministers under paragraph 1...
s.sch002 During the test process the members of the panel must...
s.sch002 The members of the panel must work independently and anonymously...
s.sch002 The Scottish Ministers must also nominate a coordinator of the...
s.sch002 The coordinator nominated under paragraph 5 must—
s.sch002 The Scottish Ministers must nominate an independent data analyst-statistician for...
s.sch002 If the automated classification method fails to generate any classification...
s.sch002 If paragraph 8 does not apply, the accuracy of the...

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