UK Statutory Instrument 1991 United Kingdom

The Animals, Meat and Meat Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum limits) Regulations 1991

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3 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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s.008

Results of primary analysis

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Authorised officer must give primary analysis results to the business owner Local authority
s.009

Reference analysis

  • Challenge residue test result by serving written notice within 7 days
s.012

Certificate of analysis

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Analysts must sign and date certificates of analysis Statutory regulator
Browse 22 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Title and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Prohibition on administration to animals of hormonal substances

s.004

Prohibition on administration to animals of unlicensed substances

s.005

Prohibition on the sale and slaughter of animals for human consumption

s.006

Prohibition of the sale of meat and meat products

s.007

Primary analysis of official samples

s.010

Notification to analyst

s.011

Methods of analysis for prohibited substances

s.013

Inspection of animals

s.014

Examination of animals

s.015

Notice on the completion of examination

s.016

Prohibition on sale or disposal of slaughtered animals

s.017

Exception to prohibition on slaughter

s.018

Beta-agonists in animals and carcases

s.019

Inspection of, and controls on, meat and meat products

s.020

Keeping and retention of records

s.021

Offences, penalties and enforcement

s.022

Application and modification of provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990

s.023

Defence available to person charged with an offence

s.024

Amendments

s.025

Revocation

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