This notice is the Animal Products (Definition of Primary Processor) Notice 2000.

This notice comes into force on 20 November 2000.

In this notice, Act means the Animal Products Act 1999.

For the purposes of the definition of primary processor in section 4(1) of the Act, a person who, for purposes of trade or for reward (otherwise than as an employee), carries out the operations or processes described in this notice as primary processing operations or processes in relation to a specified animal product or material is to be treated for the purposes of the Act as a primary processor of that product or material.

This clause applies in relation to any bird that is—

Where eggs produced by any bird to which this clause applies are intended for human or animal consumption, the candling of those eggs, in addition to their harvesting, constitutes primary processing.

In this clause, candling means the testing of eggs for freshness, fertility, or defects by use of light, electronic means, or any other commercially accepted means.

In addition to the matters specified in the definition of primary processor in section 4(1) of the Act, the following operations or processes in relation to deer velvet constitute primary processing of the velvet:

The primary processing of fish on-shore occurs at the place where—

Without limiting the generality of subclause (1), the following operations carried out on-shore also constitute primary processing of the relevant type of fish (whether or not coupled with a methodical assessment of suitability for processing):

For the purposes of subclause (1)(a), assessment may include a visual check to ensure that the fish are in a satisfactory condition for processing to a product fit for human or animal consumption, or any other check provided for under the Act.

The following operations carried out at sea constitute primary processing of fish:

Subclause (1)(a) does not include the filleting of finfish that are to be consumed by the crew of, or workers on, the vessel concerned.