7. Any person engaged in the killing of a bird in accordance with religious rites without prior stunning must ensure—
(a)the bird is killed 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 killing is—
(i)undamaged; and
(ii)of sufficient size and sharpness to kill each bird in the manner described in sub-paragraph (a).