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Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

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1.  These Regulations amend the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations”). The 1996 Regulations give effect to Council Directive 93/119/EC on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing (O.J. No. L340, 31.12.93, p. 21). These Regulations amend Schedules 1, 4, 6 and 9 to the 1996 Regulations.

2.  The amendment to Schedule 1 requires the holder of a licence which has been suspended or revoked to surrender the licence to the Department.

3.  The amendment to Schedule 4 shortens the time that birds can be suspended before being stunned or killed. This measure does not come into operation until 15th June 2005.

4.  The amendments to Schedule 6 remove the requirement that certain animals are not bled within sight of any other such animals.

5.  The amendment to Schedule 9 permits the use of pneumatic or cartridge operated percussive devices producing immediate death for the slaughter or killing of birds for the purpose of disease control.

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