Section 17 - Primary Produce Safety (Seafood) Regulations 2023 - Requirements for accredited seafood producers

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17 Requirements for accredited seafood producers

(1) An accredited seafood producer must ensure that the following requirements are complied with in respect of regulated seafood to be used in the primary production of seafood by the producer:

(a) subject to paragraph (b) , the taking of regulated seafood, other than spat, must only be carried out in an approved area, or part of an approved area, that is open in respect of the class or species of the regulated seafood;

(b) regulated seafood must not be taken from a restricted area that is open, or an approved area that is closed, or part of that restricted area or approved area, in respect of the class or species of regulated seafood unless –

(i) the regulated seafood is not to be supplied for human consumption; or

(ii) the taking of the regulated seafood is carried out for the purposes of relaying the regulated seafood in accordance with a relaying authorisation; or

(iii) the taking of the regulated seafood is carried out for the purpose of transferring the regulated seafood to a wet storage facility for depuration, in accordance with a wet storage authorisation;

(c) regulated seafood, other than spat, must not be brought into an approved area unless, immediately before being brought into the area, the regulated seafood was taken from –

(i) another approved area, or part of that approved area, in respect of that class or species of regulated seafood; or

(ii) a restricted area, or part of a restricted area, that is open in respect of that class or species of regulated seafood;

(d) regulated seafood must not be relayed, to an approved area that is open in respect of that class or species of regulated seafood, from –

(i) an approved area, or part of an approved area, that is closed in respect of the class or species of regulated seafood; or

(ii) a restricted area, or part of a restricted area, that is open in respect of the class or species of regulated seafood –

except in accordance with a written authorisation (a relaying authorisation) issued by the Chief Inspector;