The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Amendment of the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995

2.—(1) The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995(1) are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In Schedule 1 (the licensing of slaughtermen), after paragraph 9(2) insert–

“(3) Any person whose licence has been suspended or revoked under sub paragraph (1) above shall, whether or not that suspension or revocation is the subject of an appeal pursuant to paragraph 11 below, surrender the licence to the Agency, acting on behalf of the Scottish Ministers(2), within 14 days of receipt of a notice informing that person of the suspension or revocation.”.

(3) In Schedule 4 (restraint of animals before stunning, slaughter or killing), for paragraph 6(2)(c) substitute–

“(c) no bird is suspended for more than 3 minutes in the case of a turkey or 2 minutes in other cases before being stunned or killed.”.

(4) In Schedule 9 (slaughter or killing methods for the purpose of disease control), after paragraph 2(f) insert–

“; or

(g) for birds, a pneumatic or cartridge operated percussive device producing immediate death, provided that nothing more is done to a bird before it has been ascertained that the bird is dead.”.

(1)

S.I. 1995/731; the relevant amending instrument is S.S.I. 2000/62, regulation 10(3) and Part III of Schedule 8.

(2)

See S.S.I. 2000/62, Schedule 8, Part III, paragraph 2.