Citation, commencement and amendment

1. These Regulations—

(a) may be cited as the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015;

(b) come into force on 31st December 2015; and

(c) amend the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013( 3 ) in accordance with regulations 2 to 9 .

Regulation 2

2. After paragraph (c) in the definition of “premises” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for “or” substitute “and”.

New regulation 7A

3. After regulation 7 insert—

“ Collection, transport and disposal of certain Category 3 material

7A. —(1) The collection, transport and disposal of Category 3 material in Article 10(f) of the EU Control Regulation ( 4 ) (Category 3 material) is authorised if the requirements of paragraph (2) are satisfied.

(2) The requirements are—

(a) the material satisfies Article 15 of, and paragraphs (a) to (c) of Chapter IV of Annex VI to, the EU Implementing Regulation ( 5 ) ; and

(b) the means of disposal for such material are disposal—

(i) in an authorised landfill without prior processing; or

(ii) to a biogas or composting plant for transformation in accordance with an authorisation under paragraph 2 of Section 2 of Chapter III of Annex V to the EU Implementing Regulation. ” .

Regulation 9

4. In paragraph (d) of regulation 9 (reporting of test results), for “Article24(3)” substitute “Article 24(3)”.

Regulation 10

5. In paragraph (4) of regulation 10 (staining)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (b) for each “by-product” substitute “animal by-product”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (c) omit “not falling with paragraph (3) and”.

Regulation 23

6. In regulation 23 (powers of entry and additional powers)—

(a) in paragraph (1) omit sub-paragraphs (j) and (k); and

(b) after paragraph (1) insert—

“ (1A) Where an authorised person has entered any premises which are unoccupied or from which the occupier is temporarily absent, the authorised person must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as they were before entry. ” .

Substitution of Part 8 heading

7. For the Part heading to Part 8 substitute—

“ Revocations and Review ” .

Regulation 29

8. Omit regulation 29.

Schedule 1

9. In the table in Schedule 1 (animal by-product requirements), in the row beginning with “Disposal and use of Category 3 material”, for the text in the third column substitute “Regulation 7A of these Regulations and Articles 6(3) to (5), 8(1), 9(b) and (c), 10(1), 11(2), 12(2), 13(2) and 15 of the EU Implementing Regulation”.