2001 No. 145
ANIMALS
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY

The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 15th May 2001.

(2)

These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 19952.

For paragraph 3(2)(c) of Schedule 11 to the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 19952 there shall be substituted the following:–

“(c)

a maximum of 30% carbon dioxide by volume and a minimum of 60% argon (or other inert gas) by volume in atmospheric air, with no more than 2% residual oxygen.”.

ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 (“the principal Regulations”) which gave effect to Council Directive 93/119/EC on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing (O.J. No. L 340, 31.12.93, p.21). These Regulations substitute a new paragraph 3(2)(c) of Schedule 11 to the principal Regulations so as to permit a new gas mixture for killing surplus chicks.

No Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in relation to these Regulations.

These Regulations extend to Scotland only.