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The Slaughter of Animals (Humane Conditions) Regulations 1990

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I

    1. 1.Title and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II

    1. 3.Construction and equipment of slaughterhouses, knacker’s yards and lairages

    2. 4.(1) The occupier of a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard shall...

  4. PART III

    1. 5.Conditions to be observed in connection with the confinement and treatment of animals awaiting slaughter

    2. 6.No person shall— (a) cause unnecessary pain or unnecessary distress...

    3. 7.The occupier of a lairage shall ensure that—

    4. 8.(1) The occupier of a lairage shall ensure that—

    5. 9.(1) The occupier of a lairage shall ensure that within...

    6. 10.No person shall deposit any fodder in a lairage otherwise...

    7. 11.No person shall keep in a field any animal awaiting...

    8. 12.The occupier of a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard shall ensure...

    9. 13.(1) No person shall, in a slaughterhouse, knacker’s yard or...

  5. PART IV

    1. 14.Conditions to be observed in connection with the stunning and slaughter of animals

    2. 15.(1) Subject to paragraph (3) below, no person shall stun...

    3. 16.(1) No person shall in a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard—...

    4. 17.(1) The occupier of a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard shall...

    5. 18.(1) The occupier of a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard shall...

    6. 19.The occupier of a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard shall ensure...

    7. 20.No person shall stick any animal in a slaughterhouse, knacker’s...

    8. 21.The occupier of a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard or lairage...

    9. 22.No person shall install a casting pen in any slaughterhouse...

    10. 23.(1) No person shall slaughter any cattle in a slaughterhouse...

    11. 24.The occupier of a slaughterhouse in which there is a...

    12. 25.(1) Any person engaged in slaughtering any animals in a...

    13. 26.Any licence granted by a local authority (otherwise than by...

  6. PART V

    1. 27.Additional provisions for knacker’s yards

    2. 28.No person shall use for any work a horse which...

  7. PART VI

    1. 29.Additional provisions for horses

    2. 30.(1) Subject to paragraph (3) below, no person shall slaughter...

  8. PART VII

    1. 31.Notices, records and returns

    2. 32.(1) Subject to regulation 35 below, the occupier of a...

    3. 33.Subject to regulation 35 below, the occupier of a knacker’s...

    4. 34.Every record required to be kept by an occupier of...

    5. 35.Where, under any bye-law made by a local authority, the...

  9. PART VIII

    1. 36.Offences and penalties

    2. 37.Revocation

  10. Signature

  11. Explanatory Note

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