The Specified Risk Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
These Regulations control specified risk material, being material which may contain the agent containing bovine spongiform encephalopathy, in respect of food. The Regulations continue in force provisions in respect of food up to now contained in the Heads of Sheep and Goats (Treatment and Disposal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and the Specified Bovine Material (Treatment and Disposal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997. The Regulations implement in part—Commission Decision 94/474/EC (O.J. No. L194, 29.7.94, p. 96) concerning certain protection measures relating to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and repealing Decisions 89/469/EEC and 90/200/EEC; andthe provisions relating to animal waste of Council Directive 90/667/EEC (O.J. No. L363, 27.12.90, p. 51) laying down the veterinary rules for the disposal of animal waste, for its placing on the market and for the prevention of pathogens in feeding stuffs of animal or fish origin and amending Directive 90/425/EEC as read with Commission Decision 92/562/EEC (O.J. No. L359, 9.12.92, p. 23) and Commission Decision 94/382/EC (O.J. No. L172, 7.7.94, p. 25), which was amended by Commission Decision 95/29/EC (O.J. No. L38, 18.2.95, p. 17).