
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Meat (Sterilisation and Staining) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1998.
2 
Regulation 3 of the Meat (Sterilisation and Staining) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 shall be amended by omitting the word “and” after paragraph (d) and by inserting after paragraph (e) the following words—“and
(f) meat which is derived from a bovine animal which has been slaughtered for human consumption and has been shown to be more than 2½ years of age at the time of slaughter but was not accompanied, at the time of slaughter, by a slaughter certificate issued under regulation 5(1) of the Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 or a scheme made by the Department of Agriculture which provides an exception to the prohibition of sale of meat from bovine animals which are older than that age at slaughter,”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on
Liam McKibben
Assistant Secretary
1st April 1998.