The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995

Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/539)

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• (1) In regulation 2 of the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 the definition of “the Humane Conditions Regulations” shall cease to have effect.

• (2) In regulation 7(2)(b) of the said regulations, for the words “regulation 21 or, in Scotland, 11 of the Humane Conditions Regulations (animals in pain etc.)” there shall be substituted “paragraph 2(e), 4 or 5 of Schedule 3 to the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995”.

• (3) In regulation 12(4) and in paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 of the said Regulations, for the words “regulation 21 or, in Scotland, 11 of the Humane Conditions Regulations” there shall be substituted “paragraph 2(e), 4 or 5 of Schedule 3 to the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995”.

SCHEDULE 15 — REVOCATIONS

Column 1	Column 2
Regulations revoked	References
The Slaughter of Pigs (Anaesthesia) Regulations 1958	S.I. 1958/1971
The Slaughter of Pigs (Anaesthesia) (Amendment) Regulations 1984	S.I. 1984/1310
The Slaughter of Poultry (Humane Conditions) Regulations 1984	S.I. 1984/2056
The Slaughter of Animals (Humane Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1990	S.I. 1990/1240
The Slaughter of Animals (Humane Conditions) Regulations 1990	S.I. 1990/1242
The Slaughter of Poultry (Humane Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 1990	S.I. 1990/1243
The Slaughter of Poultry (Licences and Specified Qualifications) Regulations 1991	S.I. 1991/1676

Signed

Angela Browning — Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food — 1995-03-14

Hector Monro — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 1995-03-14

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which extend to Great Britain, give effect to the provisions of Council Directive 93/119/EC on the protection of animals at time of slaughter or killing (OJ No. L 340, 31.12.93, p. 21). They revoke and replace the regulations specified in Schedule 15.

The Regulations apply to the movement, lairaging, restraint, stunning, slaughter and killing of animals bred and kept for the production of meat, skin, fur or other products, to the killing of animals for the purpose of disease control and to the killing of surplus chicks and embryos in hatchery waste (regulation 3(1)), subject to exceptions for acts done lawfully under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (regulation 3(2)), sporting events (regulation 3(3)) and wild game (regulation 3(4)). The Regulations—

• (a) provide for the licensing of slaughtermen by Ministers (regulation 4(1) and Schedule 1);

• (b) prevent persons from engaging in the lairaging, restraint, stunning, slaughter or killing of animals without the necessary knowledge and skill (regulation 4(2));

• (c) prohibit persons engaged in the lairaging, restraint, stunning, slaughter or killing of animals from causing any avoidable excitement, pain or suffering to any animal (regulation 4(3));

• (d) require occupiers of slaughterhouses or knackers' yards to ensure (i) that there is a person available who has authority to take whatever action may be necessary to safeguard the welfare of any live animals on the premises (regulation 5), and (ii) that any person who is engaged in activities governed by these Regulations is acquainted with the legislation and welfare codes which are relevant to those activities and, where necessary, is licensed (regulation 6);

• (e) provide powers for Ministers to make statutory codes of practice (regulation 7);

• (f) specify the construction, equipment and maintenance requirements for slaughterhouses and knackers' yards (regulation 8 and Schedule 2);

• (g) regulate the movement and lairaging of solipeds, ruminants, pigs, rabbits and poultry (regulations 9(a) and 10(a) and Schedule 3);

• (h) regulate the restraint of solipeds, runminants, pigs, rabbits and poultry in slaughterhouses and knackers' yards (regulations 9(b) and 10(b) and Schedule 4) and elsewhere (regulation 15(a) and Schedule 4);

• (i) regulate the stunning and killing of solipeds, ruminants, pigs, rabbits and poultry in slaughterhouses and knackers' yards (regulations 9(c) and 10(c) and Schedule 4) and elsewhere (regulations 14 and 15(b) and Schedule 4);

• (j) regulate the bleeding and pithing of solipeds, ruminants, pigs, rabbits and poultry in slaughterhouses and knackers' yards (regulation 10(d) and Schedule 6) and elsewhere (regulation 15(c) and Schedule 6);

• (k) regulate the killing of pigs or birds by exposure to gas mixtures (regulation 11 and Schedule 7);

• (l) specify additional conditions for the slaughter or killing of horses (regulation 12 and Schedule 8);

• (m) provide for slaughter or killing for private consumption (regulation 16);

• (n) regulate the slaughter or killing of animals for the purpose of disease control (regulation 17 and Schedule 9);

• (o) regulate the killing of fox and mink which are farmed for their fur (regulation 18 and Schedule 10);

• (p) regulate the killing of surplus chicks and embryos in hatchery waste (regulation 19 and Schedule 11);

• (q) require occupiers of premises where birds are kept for slaughter at the place of purchase to ensure that the birds' accommodation gives them enough room and that the birds are fed and watered (regulation 20);

• (r) regulate slaughter by a religious method (regulations 21 and 22 and Schedule 12);

• (s) specify the powers of authorised persons (regulation 23), create offences and prescribe penalties (regulations 24 to 26) and provide a defence for emergency acts (regulation 27);

• (t) make repeals, revocations and amendments (regulation 28 and Schedules 13 to 15).

A Compliance Cost Assessment in relation to these Regulations has been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament and copies can be obtained from the Meat Hygiene Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Government Buildings, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7NF.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1972/1811.

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00003]: 1986 c. 14.

Specific requirements for stunning by concussion

Specific requirements for stunning by electronarcosis — waterbath stunners

Supplementary provisions

Editorial notes

[^key-3b455fd211f2676d15afd3f540bfb793]: Reg. 1 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-32c7300f287d66c39c06331406fc0a33]: Reg. 2 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-dbea9546383e8f360239f085a14d9827]: Reg. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-dee184b5b8aea9d6675b8f5d1a42737a]: Reg. 5 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-8c5a98050623dee74c450cff35544b03]: Reg. 6 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-09fbc696c8213b4a2149c8f0f69c771c]: Reg. 8 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-fff174c11aa234bf6f78c98ad8e829d3]: Reg. 9 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-6051c5f83498620f39ba16e22db00b7e]: Reg. 10 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-b4a12d38c1bff4904ceb83a66da9f32f]: Reg. 11 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-8d8e4714551f44bd6a0d6df95672bc65]: Reg. 12 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-b37ac6e94a190d9e86feee16dc0ed5b2]: Reg. 13 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-9f8ffad1bb98e0fb460f09cc794f5511]: Reg. 14 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-b54dd5647d8c11131b6cbe4d69fefe5b]: Reg. 16 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-f5df07cd6d2cffed61f0284b001945f4]: Reg. 17 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-1eecc664f1dab22e1221489fc0035e7d]: Reg. 18 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-5614f8d8de1253f7da77ca0d072cc8e9]: Reg. 19 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-8447ebc04afb2d258a7e8d728f282d42]: Reg. 20 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-f8e70a3680549e0cd374803143c43da3]: Reg. 21 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-6730a8d7746e90e3767e215b8ba9dc7c]: Reg. 23 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-0eba384a9ef39e908c27208ce5b9c455]: Reg. 24 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-5b21c0945f9cd50666daac0e55eb726d]: Reg. 25 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-6fcf493fb1c687edd4dae6b7c7a492d9]: Reg. 26 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-209791f4e4da19d1cf99ed08aa6f5ca3]: Reg. 27 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-4fe6bcee51ed413604b8f92ddc59bae0]: Reg. 28 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-ef539eb392373e1a7f1604f8f0a9172f]: Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-470dbbed58e319631ba8b50622c5acd0]: Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-7858c431cb6bb537e48e0f391d7145eb]: Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-b8840a28b3e6d0bc28e4290f8c033423]: Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-fdd6ab4d744656f7435ad9295bf6fbd9]: Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-0d2accea133409974edd87cedc188652]: Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-04307c3d50318a7eb9cde0ee492b4582]: Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-e873d583066794ac8947401b3f2784ef]: Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-63bd90fab56f619b907bcec3168f0c11]: Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-3578514ce92f48e4ce14470d007e1d42]: Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-b68b48b36d2c878a6752c3693a982f13]: Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-299c8c3cc923ebdb38641bafd7040ed4]: Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-80cfcf091d226e1c264d47d89709918a]: Sch. 3 para. 8 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-041ea3c2facc6ac74ff59c7c4980f226]: Sch. 3 para. 9 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-8cc1eb577de788301b3346633555712f]: Sch. 3 para. 10 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-59401efef4d4fae6465e94faf88c6596]: Sch. 3 para. 11 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-9b7f6033d8677a031b1b1242aea7964e]: Sch. 3 para. 12 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-0ea115fc99e5ca5cbab8050cb8b7a4c9]: Sch. 3 para. 13 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-9d1c23bc480cbf4ff0efeb5c5e4820b3]: Sch. 3 para. 14 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-50c489a7a2e8c0c10af755588372f587]: Sch. 3 para. 15 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-b7fae1dd8a34970bd8b73c02252c4331]: Sch. 3 para. 16 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-39d7fce17616b2b5998b109349e6e8be]: Sch. 4 para. 1 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-c471c2a51d0dbfe91960d0444e9416ba]: Sch. 4 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-651adbf832410f15dc7b41097dc56bb0]: Sch. 4 para. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-603b134659d84277859fa40350f4abb9]: Sch. 4 para. 5 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-41167fa9279de9ec2448831198f65284]: Sch. 4 para. 6 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-d1685d9a597392d8cfc90c9cc0152dd5]: Sch. 4 para. 7 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-e1aa94e1edbf524ba124fab35e90fc60]: Sch. 4 para. 8 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-846c22b552783f63971b985ceab4a624]: Sch. 4 para. 9 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-b9b78d5a0f6be9395e2201336129f459]: Sch. 5 para. 1 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-1442af857f91b0d4649f09cc03b4d5c9]: Sch. 5 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-10bd9dbe55568f6aa80d00799a92acbf]: Sch. 5 para. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-bb724f57b51888d1a2c468579e88dc40]: Sch. 5 para. 4 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-89f7a74321067b597347dfc9677c4479]: Sch. 5 para. 5 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-4047b89f45a8de83741c6d238a9672b3]: Sch. 5 para. 6 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-7542fbb7722cf1755fc51ad1897edb57]: Sch. 5 para. 7 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-3efd2086b1d93432eb6c1d639fc96971]: Sch. 5 para. 8 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-6962758893b38f8baeb9b725cf9ddc96]: Sch. 5 para. 9 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-3bf7f226a53e9ac2389d8a73c315a3c5]: Sch. 5 para. 10 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-f181cadbca1335bba0c7bdaf6a48438b]: Sch. 5 para. 11 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-8e31dd9e10e9df34d4b246971b72aa17]: Sch. 5 para. 12 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-0845e1e95f870a72d16432954ab665fe]: Sch. 5 para. 13 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-d7e0c976b1afb1f1796609f4ab05a1a8]: Sch. 5 para. 14 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-ec7bbb1ce3dfe3ab989324ab949b0d4e]: Sch. 6 para. 1 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-09ebdf93810c77b422a2d670b3acc520]: Sch. 6 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-f6981f80a88e11480b5b5946e4cb590d]: Sch. 6 para. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-c4abb34db5667b932771083604edc2dd]: Sch. 6 para. 4 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-406f0b4583a568e7c8737a914db97a83]: Sch. 6 para. 5 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-fc24820ecc6596cf2fa63ac973cae435]: Sch. 7 para. 1 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-fb11ad3aa0609873dbf16562f1c9af37]: Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-927865e1eb7a5d538ea6d08f483e05ca]: Sch. 7 para. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-bbd038da7bdb58af8133565fa32e6477]: Sch. 7 para. 4 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-a38a786c3bad02d62e94527c9748c69f]: Sch. 7 para. 5 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-88d73773b17bc8deee88f08bbb518cbf]: Sch. 7 para. 6 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-d73501f7ffac0407208803a121130308]: Sch. 7 para. 7 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-cdc1b91f5442918281fb5ede31ff646c]: Sch. 7 para. 8 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-c09666f90bc474d2c5ddbd5b96c64f43]: Sch. 7 para. 9 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-67017947a73c9d4e20e004fbcffc82b1]: Sch. 7 para. 10 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-8a8f7ec41c1c2af8db2b4708ceae59d5]: Sch. 8 para. 1 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-863db8ad363e2ab05fb81baaf6a31fee]: Sch. 8 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-60898e30b56cda91f7915833c1ba0b08]: Sch. 8 para. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-e2f2842d272af2da1c3c8b528276f7fe]: Sch. 9 para. 1 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-2912d3d2bd6807cffa787056bea8779a]: Sch. 9 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-0f861e15d22da744553ddebc028be22f]: Sch. 9 para. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-ae6b3f4c3e31b3675222695842dea2d7]: Sch. 9 para. 4 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-cc4555e13e289de31150389500eaaf58]: Sch. 9 para. 5 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-9f371d1ca53b79724f9743bf4e6f3e92]: Sch. 10 para. 1 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-7f333b57f6a50e411a57334af049badc]: Sch. 10 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-eaca0a438477199163b922e20d48f4fd]: Sch. 10 para. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-bc933c71a9d3041b9747d781f5d76a6b]: Sch. 10 para. 4 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-ce4a922bdbcdedb25c109a158884fe2b]: Sch. 10 para. 5 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-0a8ecb77a69ea2117968577920ce01d8]: Sch. 10 para. 6 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-8a6518385ce18182a0e660a11981ab0f]: Sch. 11 para. 1 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-9be2f4c457832cf982916e98a0f04622]: Sch. 11 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-ea9ae3094fd4867848fb03e637be2847]: Sch. 11 para. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-f66d6decf4b3842275187d4548013af6]: Sch. 11 para. 4 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-72e48fc5fadd20154dfa737b654aeef3]: Sch. 11 para. 5 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-bc290f52e71b8ec31dcbb71da9c7156b]: Sch. 11 para. 6 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-cb45754576ce4b7ca01a90188e274db0]: Sch. 12 para. 1 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-0705e104c026372b54eb4b13b29f2323]: Sch. 12 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-2eef0e90fcaa39f5b45d064d2f68a30f]: Sch. 12 para. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-36de6df6e19c239d052beb4d4dde624b]: Sch. 12 para. 4 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-64179cf5184120e1db2b2ec494959850]: Sch. 12 para. 5 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-67457a89f69877569ac64179e8726613]: Sch. 12 para. 6 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-4e2b25bfeb2c15168196875566806f9c]: Sch. 12 para. 7 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-44dc36f71b1142945c06e23a1b48504d]: Sch. 12 para. 9 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-cde3ffe5f1d6d696318ba987b684e2a6]: Sch. 12 para. 10 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-24ff8fea6b735c1ab6049e586c18528c]: Sch. 12 para. 11 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-775dc8bcc5e4139567cc6e8835f16479]: Sch. 12 para. 12 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-a9d87839e22e1fa299857dca12b654a8]: Sch. 12 para. 13 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-bc5f9f372c8fc01b8781446510f2eed0]: Sch. 12 para. 14 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-64aab7d69eb393c07d7a8f0018384b1c]: Sch. 12 para. 15 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-b4750c8148c790ea28f34a05aa03a13c]: Sch. 14 para. 1 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-8ecdb4e3bf51ec45fa3021edf6736eb3]: Sch. 14 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-6936b2e1a4c1961b4831cd97cd362523]: Sch. 14 para. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-486b9e275543a3c4317bd56a5a0fc0b2]: Sch. 14 para. 6 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-a473873086dde642e3213f55f1ce0142]: Sch. 13 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-bc65432a45e6520671898d7c93e8f5ce]: Sch. 15 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-d6df07f344998791b2c943f6004f351b]: Words in reg. 14(b) omitted (16.3.1999) by virtue of The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/400), regs. 1, 2(2)

[^key-4b3f3dcfdaea50a3e3e6dfcee362b4d7]: Regulations: certain functions transferred (1.7.1999) by The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), arts. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1

[^key-d1ff3df9d724d766f2ccf252158092f7]: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (E.W.) (1.4.2000) by The Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/656), reg. 1, Sch. 8 Pt.3 para. 1; and words in reg. 2(1) inserted (S.) (1.4.2000) by The Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/62), reg. 1(1), sch. 8 Pt. 3 para. 1 (with regs. 12(1)(2), 13)

[^M_E_k22pojbm-oqhq-v9m7-x3x1-67c1bc768226e]: This version of this provision applies to Scotland only; separate versions have been created for England and Wales

[^M_E_88fq0m7i-q5tt-4pcn-sets-67c1bc768229d]: This version of this provision applies to England only; separate versions have been created for Scotland and Wales

[^key-06fa2683250b6f459e94a57f417a9737]: Reg. 3A inserted (S.) (1.4.2001) by The Restriction on Pithing (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. 2001/73), regs. 1(1)(a), 4

[^key-3e6ebd4713917874262d72b27cface51]: Sch. 11 para. 3(2)(c) substituted (E.) (30.1.2001) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/3352), regs. 1, 2; and Sch. 11 para. 3(2)(c) substituted (S.) (15.5.2001) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. 2001/145), regs. 1(1), 2

[^key-b360e05c54f7a7eec15b5aa2a34d0e8a]: Sch. 7 para. 7(2) substituted (S.) (10.6.2002) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/238), regs. 1(1), 2(2)

[^key-6198203d4668427dd3c535b0bcaa038a]: Words in Sch. 7 para. 10(b)(ii) omitted (S.) (10.6.2002) by virtue of The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/238), regs. 1(1), 2(4)

[^key-795568e9a59788debbc081e2397dd377]: Words in Sch. 7 para. 8(c)(iii)(bb) omitted (S.) (10.6.2002) by virtue of The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/238), regs. 1(1), 2(3)

[^M_F_9fbd6f1b-8357-4736-c47a-272097e561cb]: Word in Sch. 9 para. 2 inserted (S.) (12.2.2004) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/13), regs. 1(b), 2(4)

[^M_E_arrxgr3v-h3fw-7m0x-braq-67c1e0c44f772]: This version of this provision applies to England only; separate versions have been created for Wales and Scotland

[^M_E_mo55s8f0-b277-zzrk-miga-67c1e0c44f7e6]: This version of this provision applies to Scotland only; separate versions have been created for Wales and England

[^M_E_6xcw7127-exh9-3fmj-euo9-67c1e0c44f81a]: This version of this provision applies to Wales only; separate versions have been created for Scotland and England

[^key-9b31f4cca43f1cb29c48da9dcbf100a2]: Reg. 15 substituted (S.) (6.4.2007) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/150), regs. 1(1), 2(3)

[^key-9c84be06064dca31fc3d26359a12cc83]: Sch. 3 para. 11(za) inserted (S.) (6.4.2007) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/150), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(a)

[^key-fd99d11c5680f3b6df1cf1648baa2bae]: Sch. 5 para. 13(c)-(e) substituted for Sch. 5 para. 13(c)(d) (S.) (6.4.2007) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/150), regs. 1(1), 5

[^key-dec3ab9eff47572632ed6e932ccb0dc8]: Reg. 14A inserted (S.) (6.4.2007) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/150), regs. 1(1), 2(2)

[^key-60f6f2846ff7f4d940a3f24946bb5583]: Sch. 7A inserted (S.) (6.4.2007) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/150), regs. 1(1), 2(6)

[^key-d5b67557c9601760aef3a87bd07082ed]: Sch. 3 para. 11(a) substituted: (E.) (6.4.2007) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/402), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(b); (S.) (6.4.2007) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/150), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(b); and (W.) (12.9.2007) by Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2461), regs. 1(2), 2(4)(b)

[^key-05ad0915b17a7af8dfe54541985a6c7a]: Sch. 4 para. 6(2)(c) substituted: (E.) (6.1.2005) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3272), regs. 1(2), 2(3); (S.) (6.1.2005) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/13), regs. 1(a), 2(3); and (W.) (12.9.2007) by Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2461), regs. 1(2), 2(5)

[^key-c47ae54520b035c85f2642518511cf78]: Sch. 6 para. 2(3)(4) revoked: (E.) (6.1.2004) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3272), regs. 1(3), 2(4); and (W.) (12.9.2007) by Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2461), regs. 1(2), 2(7)

[^key-8526792fc7c49b4149f9fe4fd7d541d8]: Sch. 9 para. 2(g) inserted: (E.) (6.1.2004) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3272), regs. 1(3), 2(5); (S.) (12.2.2004) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/13), regs. 1(b), 2(4); and (W.) (12.9.2007) by Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2461), regs. 1(2), 2(9)

[^key-e7f24afcfd63f2e7102de37d71ac3f7f]: Pt. 2 revoked (S. in relation to slaughterhouses) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(1) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-4168ec6f628d2319c2e428b35e1c4c23]: Sch. 7 ceases to have effect (S. in relation to slaughterhouses) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(1) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-373f78337020526863c3c904553b9880]: Sch. 4 ceases to have effect (S. in relation to slaughterhouses) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(1) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-82c03900521f378ae765cabadeae9b50]: Sch. 6 ceases to have effect (S. in relation to slaughterhouses) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(1) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-2d482720ab76441fe70c7be3961e7448]: Sch. 3 ceases to have effect (S. in relation to slaughterhouses) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(1) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-c9d559a4513d4f54a8ecc16db6c9575f]: Sch. 5 ceases to have effect (S. in relation to slaughterhouses) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(1) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-5ddec208784d9036e005a63a36e9091b]: Sch. 2 ceases to have effect (S. in relation to slaughterhouses) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(1) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-2931e71d8b64b0ec73696b56bef1c6a0]: Sch. 8 ceases to have effect (S. in relation to slaughterhouses) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(1) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-f02b0e6d43d4b0f9ff31f0f43d8f489f]: Sch. 1 revoked (S.) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(2)(d) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-c0b6590b71ae79902f7bb4b117a40ebf]: Reg. 4 revoked (S.) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(2)(a) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-0f87fdba1c064725f9eda90f9fd51ab3]: Reg. 6(1)(d) revoked (S.) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(2)(b) (with reg. 30(3))

[^M_F_06dc65bd-3a58-4b33-e71c-4cbc78b55032]: Reg. 7 revoked (S.) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(2)(ba) (with reg. 30(3)) (as amended by S.S.I. 2012/355, regs. 1, 2(2))

[^key-4edb8252d3e53973d3e2beda9df7b407]: Reg. 22 revoked (S.) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(2)(c) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-ad82f5a32fbd1a4e4b1fc71ca841b44b]: Sch. 2 para. 1(a) revoked (S.) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(2)(e) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-c05b9e9d06e15e2d1b7ab6d0edb7222a]: Sch. 4 para. 4 revoked (S.) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(2)(f) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-39ba4662a7b62ab4f11ac7f0f6a186d4]: Words in Sch. 9 para. 2(d) omitted (S.) (1.1.2013) by virtue of The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(2)(g) (with reg. 30(3))

[^key-47a6d36c287ed194e782fdb6916800f1]: Sch. 12 para. 8 revoked (S.) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(2)(g) (with reg. 30(3))

[^M_E_94eace8f-b4b7-47fe-d687-3416604df076]: This version of this provision applies to Wales only; separate versions have been created for England and Scotland

[^key-c2865c7180e18c6fbe80e26f92170df1]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (S.) (1.4.2015) by The Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/100), arts. 1(2), 2, sch. para. 4

[^key-29e8ef3a5d57f823261f46df805d0311]: Regulations revoked (W.) (20.5.2014) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/951), regs. 1(c), 46(a); and revoked (E.) (5.11.2015) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1782), regs. 1(4), 47(a)

[^key-b7343a949eb8d038ddcb43a17ca8ffc1]: Words in reg. 23(4) omitted (S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 3(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Prohibition against slaughter by a religious method elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse

Immobilisation after stunning

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Humane treatment of animals

Safeguarding the welfare of animals

Animal welfare legislation and codes

Codes of practice

Specific requirements for killing for the purpose of disease control by ventilation shutdown

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The killing of birds by exposure to gas mixtures elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse

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Schedule 7A shall have effect in relation to the killing of birds by exposure to gas mixtures elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse.

The killing of animals elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard

The slaughter or killing of animals elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard for private consumption

The slaughter or killing of animals for the purpose of disease control

The killing of fox and mink which are farmed for their fur

The killing of surplus chicks and embryos in hatchery waste

Birds awaiting slaughter at place of purchase

SCHEDULE 7A — KILLING OF BIRDS BY EXPOSURE TO GAS MIXTURES ELSEWHERE THAN IN A SLAUGHTERHOUSE

PART I — Interpretation

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In this Schedule–

• “bird” means any domestic fowl, turkey, pheasant, quail, partridge, goose, duck or guinea fowl;

• “bird shed” means a building designed and constructed to house birds that has been sealed so as to be capable of containing the gas mixture specified in combination 1 in the table in Part V;

• “breeder hen” means a domestic fowl which has reached laying maturity and is kept for production of eggs intended for hatching;

• “chamber” means a bird shed or gas container in which birds are killed by exposure to a gas mixture;

• “end of lay hen” means a laying hen no longer required for the production of eggs;

• “end of life breeder hen” means a breeder hen no longer required for the production of hatching eggs;

• “gas container” means a receptacle capable of containing the gas mixtures specified in combinations 2 or 3 in the table in Part V which meets the requirements specified in paragraph 5;

• “gas mixture” means any of the mixtures of gases specified in the second column of the table in Part V; and

• “laying hen” means a domestic fowl which has reached laying maturity and is kept for production of eggs not intended for hatching.

PART II — End of lay hens and end of life breeder hens

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• (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), end of lay hens and end of life breeder hens may be killed on premises where they have been kept as laying or breeder hens by exposure to gas mixtures in accordance with Part V of this Schedule.

• (2) The owner of the end of lay hens or the end of life breeder hens must give the Scottish Ministers a minimum of five working days' notice specifying–

• (a) the owner’s name and address;

• (b) the address of the premises at which the killings will take place;

• (c) the date on which the killings will take place;

• (d) which of the combinations of gas mixture and chamber listed in the table in Part V of this Schedule is intended to be used for the killings; and

• (e) the number and age of hens being killed and whether kept as laying or breeder hens.

• (3) Part IV of this Schedule applies to the killing of end of lay hens and end of life breeder hens permitted by this paragraph.

PART III — Killing where there is a restriction on movement

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• (1) The Scottish Ministers may permit the killing of birds elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse by exposure to gas mixtures in accordance with Part V of this Schedule if–

• (a) an event occurs in Great Britain that makes the movement of birds from the premises where they have been kept to a slaughterhouse impossible or impracticable; and

• (b) it is foreseeable that the welfare of the birds will be compromised as a result of the restrictions on their movement.

• (2) A permit issued under this paragraph–

• (a) must be in writing;

• (b) may be general or specific;

• (c) may include such conditions as are specified in the permit; and

• (d) may at any time be amended, suspended or revoked by notice in writing.

• (3) A general permit and any amendment, suspension or revocation of it shall be published in such manner as the Scottish Ministers see fit.

• (4) A specific permit and any amendment, suspension or revocation of it shall be served on the individual to whom the permit was granted.

• (5) Where the Scottish Ministers have granted a permit under this paragraph–

• (a) the occupier of the premises where the birds are kept must take all reasonable measures to avoid welfare problems in birds affected by restrictions on their movement; and

• (b) the killing of the birds by exposure to gas mixtures in accordance with this Schedule may only take place where, following an inspection by a veterinary surgeon, the veterinary surgeon has confirmed that the welfare of the birds affected by restrictions on their movement will be gravely compromised within 7 days from the date of the inspection.

• (4) Part IV of this Schedule applies to the killing of birds permitted by this paragraph.

PART IV — The chamber

Chamber operator

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No person may operate a chamber consisting of a bird shed except under the direct supervision of a veterinary surgeon.

Construction of the chamber

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The operator of a chamber used to kill birds must ensure that the chamber is–

• (a) designed, adapted, constructed, and maintained so as to avoid injury to any bird;

• (b) fitted with an apparatus that can deliver the relevant gas mixture to the chamber in accordance with the combinations listed in the table in Part V of this Schedule;

• (c) fitted with devices which–

• (i) measure and display the maximum concentration by volume of oxygen in the gas mixture specified in combination 3 in that table or the minimum concentration by volume of carbon dioxide, in the gas mixture specified in combination 1 and 2 of that table, as a percentage at the point of minimum concentration in the chamber;

• (ii) where combination 3 in that table is used, give clearly visible or audible warning signals where the final concentration by volume of oxygen rises above 5% for more than 30 seconds; and

• (iii) where combination 1 or 2 in that table is used, give clearly visible or audible warning signals where the final concentration by volume of carbon dioxide falls below 45% for more than 30 seconds; and

• (d) fitted with a means of visually monitoring birds in the chamber.

Operation of the chamber

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The operator of the chamber must ensure that–

• (a) every person engaged in the killing is instructed as to the method of operation of the chamber;

• (b) birds are–

• (i) rapidly rendered insensible to pain or distress; and

• (ii) exposed to the gas mixtures mentioned in the second column of the table in Part V long enough to ensure they are killed and in any event for a period of–

• (aa) where combination 1 in that table is used, not less than 5 minutes;

• (bb) where combination 2 in that table is used, not less than 2 minutes;

• (cc) where combination 3 in that table is used, not less than 90 seconds;

• (c) where the visible or audible warning signals provided for in paragraph 5(c)(ii) or 5(c)(iii) are activated, more of the gas mixture is immediately supplied to the chamber until the required concentrations are achieved; and

• (d) after exposure to a gas mixture nothing more is done to any bird until it is ascertained that it is dead.

PART V — Combinations of gas mixtures and chamber

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Birds may only be killed by exposure to gas mixtures elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse in accordance with the combinations of gas mixtures and chamber specified in the table below.

	Gas mixture	Chamber
Combination 1	Carbon dioxide in a concentration of not less than 45% carbon dioxide by volume in atmospheric air.	bird shed
Combination 2	Carbon dioxide in a concentration of not less than 45% carbon dioxide by volume in atmospheric air.	gas container
Combination 3	Any mixture of argon and carbon dioxide, or other inert gas and carbon dioxide, in atmospheric air where–the concentration of the argon, or the other inert gas, does not exceed 80% by volume;the concentration of carbon dioxide does not exceed 20% by volume; andthe final concentration of oxygen does not exceed 5% by volume.	gas container

SCHEDULE 7A

PART I

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Part II

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PART III

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PART IV

Chamber operator

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Construction of the chamber

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Operation of the chamber

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PART V

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SCHEDULE 7A

PART 1

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PART III

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PART IV

Chamber operator

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Construction of the chamber

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Operation of the chamber

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PART V

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Time limit for summary prosecution

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Defence

Review

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