7. Any person engaged in the slaughter of a bird in accordance with religious rites without prior stunning must ensure—
(a)the bird is slaughtered by the severance of both of its carotid arteries by rapid, uninterrupted movements of a hand-held knife; and
(b)the knife to be used for slaughter is—
(i)undamaged; and
(ii)of sufficient size and sharpness to slaughter each bird in the manner described in sub-paragraph (a).
8. The business operator and any person engaged in the slaughter of a bird in accordance with religious rites without prior stunning shall ensure that, where the bird has not been stunned before bleeding, no further dressing procedure or any electrical stimulation is performed on the bird before it is unconscious and in any event not before the expiry of—
(a)in the case of a turkey or goose, a period of not less than 2 minutes; and
(b)in the case of any other bird, a period of not less than 90 seconds,
after it has been bled in the manner described in paragraph 7.