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Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 2582

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Lead in Cattle) (England) (No. 2) Order 1990

(The document as of February, 2008)

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1990 No. 2582

PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES
CONTAMINATION OF FOOD

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Lead in Cattle) (England) (No. 2) Order 1990

Made18th December 1990
Laid before Parliament19th December 1990
Coming into force19th December 1990

    The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(1) and (2) and section 24(1) and (3) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985[1], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, being of the opinion that there exist or may exist circumstances which are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food and that in consequence food which is derived or may be in the future derived from cattle in the area described in the following Order, is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption, hereby makes the following Order:
    Title and commencements
        1.    This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Lead in Cattle) (England) (No. 2) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 19th December 1990.
    Designated circumstances
        2.    In the opinion of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, cattle in the area designated in article 3 below may have eaten lead or other poisonous metal and are likely to create a hazard to human health if their meat is consumed.
    Designated area
        3.    The area described in the Schedule to this Order is hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.
    Prohibitions on movement
        4.—(1)  No person shall move from the designated area any cattle.

        (2)  No person shall move from the designated area any meat derived from any such cattle.

        (3)  No person shall move from the designated area any product (other than milk) derived from any such cattle which could be used as feedingstuffs for animals intended for human consumption.


In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 18th December 1990.


John Selwyn Gummer

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food





Notes:

[1] 1985 c. 48; section 1 was amended by section 51 of the Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16), and section 24(1) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to that Act; section 1(2) defines authority and section 24(1) defines Ministers

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