UK Statutory Instrument
2013
England
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013
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4 practical guides
Relevant guidance
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Supporting — topic alignment
3 guidesMentioned in related content
1 guidesWhat this Act requires
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Part 1 — Introduction
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Citation, commencement and application
Interpretation
Part 2 — The competent authority and miscellaneous provisions
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The competent authority
Restrictions on access to animal by-products
Use of organic fertilisers and soil improvers
Collection centres
Remote areas
Collection, transport and disposal of certain Category 3 material
Placing on the market
Reporting of test results
Part 3 — Staining
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Staining
Part 4 — Registration and approval
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Procedure for registration of plants and establishments
Notifications of competent authority in respect of registration
Procedure for approval
Notification in respect of decisions on approval
Reasons for decisions
Appeals procedure
Part 5 — Offences and penalties
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Compliance with animal by-product requirements
Obstruction
Corporate, partnership and unincorporated association offences
Penalties
Part 6 — Enforcement
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Enforcement authority
Authorised person
Powers of entry and additional powers
Warrant
Notices served by an authorised person
Power to disclose information for enforcement purposes
Part 7 — Consequential amendments
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Consequential amendments
Part 8 — Revocations and Review
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Revocations
Transitional provision
Review of these Regulations
Schedules
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The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991
The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2010
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006
The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Poultry) (England) Order 2006
The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (England) Order 2006
The Cattle Identification Regulations 2007
The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007
The Animal Gatherings Order 2010
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Food and cooking oil waste - GOV.UK (opens in a new tab) from FSA Detailed Guidance
- Great Britain register of feed additives (opens in a new tab) Publication
- APHA — pet food and animal feed using animal by-products (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- APHA — animal feed business registration and approval (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- FSA: applying for approval of a meat establishment (opens in a new tab) from FSA Detailed Guidance
- Animal by-products: categories, approval, hygiene and disposal (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Food Standards Scotland (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Trade effluent consent in England and Wales (GOV.UK) (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Disposal and energy recovery (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Safeguards animal and plant health for the benefit of people, environment and economy. Issues export health certificates, manages disease outbreaks, operates veterinary …
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