The Sheep Scab Order 1992

Slaughter of sheep moved to a slaughterhouse from an infected place

8.  Where sheep are moved from an infected place to a slaughterhouse under the authority of a licence–

(a) they shall be slaughtered as soon as possible after their arrival at the slaughterhouse and in any event no later than 72 hours after their arrival the re;

(b) they shall at all times be kept separate from any other sheep at the slaughterhouse; and

(c) if a veterinary inspector so requires, after they have been slaughtered their fleeces shall be kept separate from any other fleeces at the slaughterhouse until they have been treated, at the owner’s expense, by being thoroughly immersed for at least one minute in a dipping bath in the presence, and to the satisfaction, of an inspector.