PART 6OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

Offences23

1

It is an offence for a person to contravene, or to cause or permit a person to contravene—

a

regulation 5 (requirement for a certificate or temporary certificate);

b

any of paragraphs 3 to 32 of Schedule 1 (additional requirements for slaughterhouses);

c

any of paragraphs 4 to 43 of Schedule 2 (additional requirements for killing animals other than in slaughterhouses);

d

any of paragraphs 2 to 8 of Schedule 3 (additional requirements for slaughtering animals in accordance with religious rites);

e

paragraphs 4 or 5 of Schedule 4 (killing animals other than those to which the EU Regulation applies);

f

a provision of the EU Regulation specified in Schedule 5, except where it is not necessary to comply with the provision by virtue of—

i

an exemption or transitional provision specified in the EU Regulation; or

ii

a derogation granted by the competent authority under Article 18(3) in relation to a depopulation operation; or

g

until 8th December 2019, any of paragraphs 1 to 7 of Schedule 8, to the extent that they apply by virtue of regulation 37 (transitional provisions: slaughterhouses).

2

It is an offence for a person to fail to comply with an enforcement notice under regulation 31.