2002 No. 238
The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002
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 2002 and shall come into force on 10th June 2002.
2
These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Amendment to the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 19952
1
Schedule 7 to the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 19952 is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
2
For paragraph 7(2) there is substituted–
2
In this Part “gas mixture” means either–
a
argon, nitrogen and other inert gases, or any mixture of these gases, in atmospheric air with a maximum of 2% oxygen by volume; or
b
any mixture of argon, nitrogen, or other inert gases with atmospheric air and carbon dioxide, provided that the carbon dioxide concentration does not exceed 30% by volume and the oxygen concentration does not exceed 2% by volume.
3
In paragraph 8(c)(iii)(bb) omit “falls below 25% or”.
4
In paragraph 10(b)(ii) omit “below 25% by volume or”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)