European Communities (Fees For Health Inspections and Controls of Fresh Meat) Regulations, 1992.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Fees for Health Inspections and Controls of Fresh Meat) Regulations, 1992.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 6th day of July, 1992.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations—
"approved cold store" means premises approved by the Minister under Regulation 6 of the Regulations of 1976, or Regulation 3 of the Regulations of 1987 as a cold store,
"approved cutting plant" means premises approved by the Minister under Regulaation 5 of the Regulations of 1976 as a cutting premises or approved by the Minister under Regulation 3 of the Regulations of 1987 as a cutting plant;
"approved meat slaughterhouse" means a premises registered in a register of slaughtering premises within the meaning of the Agricultural Produce (Fresh Meat) Act, 1930 (No. 10 of 1930).
"approved poultry slaughterhouse" means premises approved by the Minister under Regulation 5 of the Regulations of 1976 as a slaughterhouse; "certificate of indebtedness" has the meaning assigned to it by Regulation 12 of these Regulations;
(1)OJ No. L. 32, 5.2.1985, p. 14.
(2)OJ No. L. 194, 22.7.1988 p. 24.
(3)OJ No. L. 194, 22.7.1988 p. 28.
"ECU" means the unit of account known as the ECU and defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3180/78 of 18 December 1978(4) and any amount expressed as a number of ECUs shall be converted into Irish pounds at the rate published annually on the first working day of September in the C Series of the Official Journal of the European Communities;
"inspector" means an authorised officer, official veterinarian or assistant, within the meaning of the Regulations of 1976 or an authorised officer or veterinary examiner, within the meaning of the Regulations of 1987;
"meat" includes poultry meat;
"the Minister" means the Minister for Agriculture and Food;
"the occupier" means the holder of an exporter's licence under section 12 of the Agricultural Produce (Fresh Meat) Act, 1930 (No. 10 of 1930), the holder of an approval under Regulation 5 of the Regulations of 1976 or the holder of an approval for a cutting plant under Regulation 3 of the Regulations of 1987.
"the Regulations of 1976" means the European Communities (Fresh Poultry Meat) Regulations, 1976 ( S.I. No. 317 of 1976 ) as last amended by the European Communities (Fresh Poultry Meat) Regulations, 1988 ( S.I. No. 273 of 1988 );
"the Regulations of 1987" means the European Communities (Fresh Meat) Regulations, 1987 ( S.I. No. 284 of 1987 ) as amended by the European Communities (Fresh Meat) (Amendment) Regulations, 1989 ( S.I. No. 66 of 1989 ).
"4 week period" means any of the consecutive periods of 4 weeks the first of which begins on the 6th day of July, 1992.
(2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in Council Directive 85/73/EEC of 29 January 1985, Council Decisionn 88/408/EEC of 15 June 1988 or Council Directive 88/409/EEC of 15 June 1988 has, unless the contrary intention appears, the meaning in these Regulations that it has in such Council Directives or Council Decision.
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paragraphs: Regulations 4 and 7 of the Agricultural Produce (Fresh Meat) Act, 1930 (Exporter's Licences) (Fees) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 412 of 1983 ), are hereby amended by the substitution of "4.5 ECU" for "£3.25" in each Regulation and Regulation 6 of those Regulations is hereby amended by the substitutionn of "0.5 ECU" for "£0.55".
(4) OJ No. L379, 30.12.1978, p. 1.
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paragraphs: Regulation 3 of the Agricultural Produce (Fresh Meat) Act, 1930 (Exporter's Licences) (Fees) Regulations, 1985 ( S.I. No. 246 of 1985 ) is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraphs (2) and (3).
"(2) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of rule 1, the sum of 1.3 ECU is hereby prescribed as the appropriate sum for a pork exporter's licence".
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paragraphs: The Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 (Part II) (No. 11) Regulations, 1985 ( S.I. No. 247 of 1985 ), are hereby amended by the substitution of the following Regulation for Regulation 3.
"3. For the purposes of section 28 (1) of the Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935 (No. 24 of 1935), the prescribed sum shall be 1.3 ECU"
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paragraphs: Section 44 (2) of the Abattoirs Act, 1988 (No. 8 of 1988) is hereby amended by the substitution of "4.5 ECU" for "£3.25", "1.3 ECU" for "£0.75" and "0.5 ECU" for "£0.55".
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paragraphs: There shall be charged and levied by the Minister on, and paid to the Minister by, the occupier of an approved poultry slaughterhouse in respect of poultry (that is to say, broilers, hens, turkeys, ducks, geese and guinea fowl), by whomsoever owned, entering the slaughterhouse—
( a ) a fee of 0.01 ECU per animal for broilers, other young poultry weighing less than 2 kilograms carcase weight and cast hens,
( b ) a fee of 0.02 ECU per animal for other young poultry of not less than 2 kilograms carcase weight, and
( c ) a fee of 0.04 ECU per animal for other heavy adult poultry weighing more than 5 kilograms carcase weight.
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paragraphs: There shall be charged and levied by the Minister on, and paid to the Minister by, the occupier of an approved cutting plant in respect of unboned meat, by whomsoever owned, entering the plant a fee of 3 ECU for each tonne of such meat.
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paragraphs: There shall be charged and levied by the Minister on, and paid to the Minister by, the owner of meat stored in an approved cold store a fee of 3.26 ECU in respect of each tonne of meat, entering the store. A declaration of ownership of the meat, in the form specified in Part III of the Schedule to these Regulations or in such other form as the Minister may specify, shall be submitted to the inspector by the owner or person in charge of the meat at the time of the entry of the meat into the cold store.
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paragraphs: (1) There shall be charged a fee of 13.03 ECU per hour or part of an hour per inspector for each inspector engaged in health inspection or control duties or both at times other than established inspection times. The fee, which shall be levied on the occupier of an approved meat slaughterhouse, an approved poultry slaughterhouse, an approved cutting plant or the owner of meat entering, stored in or leaving an approved cold store, as may be appropriate, shall be in addition to the charges specified in Regulations 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 of these Regulations.
(2) For the purposes of this Regulation, the inspector who is in charge at the premises concerned shall complete a return in respect of each four week period, in a form specified by the Minister, of the number of hours or part of hours during which he or any other inspector was so engaged at those premises and the return shall be signed by the occupier or owner concerned as may be appropriate.
(3) In paragraph (I) of this Regulation "established inspection times" means any consecutive period of 8¼ hours between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on a Monday to a Thursday other than a public holiday and any consecutive period of 8 hours between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on a Friday other than a Good Friday.
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paragraphs: (1) The occupier of premises, being an approved poultry slaughterhouse, or an approved cutting plant, and the owner of meat stored at an approved cold store, shall make a return to the Minister in respect of each 4 week period—
( a ) if the premises is an approved poultry slaughterhouse, of the number of poultry slaughtered at the slaughterhouse during the immediately preceding 4 week period,
( b ) if the premises is an approved cutting plant, of the quantity of unboned meat that entered the plant during the immediately preceding 4 week period, and
( c ) if the premises is an approved cold store, of the quantity of meat that entered the store during the immediately preceding 4 week period.
(2) A return under this Regulation shall—
( a ) be submitted to the inspector of the premises concerned and shall be addressed to the Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Food, Kildare St., Dublin 2.,
( b ) be made not later than the Thursday following the 4 week period to which the return relates,