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2012 No. 355

AnimalsPrevention Of Cruelty

The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st January 2013.

Amendment to the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 20122

1

The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 20122 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 30 (modification of the 1995 Regulations), after sub-paragraph (2)(b) insert—

ba

revoke regulation 7 (codes of practice);

3

In Schedule 1 (additional requirements for slaughterhouses and the killing of poultry, rabbits or hares for direct supply)—

a

in paragraph 9—

i

in the cross-heading, for “stunning” substitute “killing”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (1), for “stun” substitute “kill”;

iii

in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “stunner” substitute “chamber”;

iv

in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “stunner” substitute “chamber”;

v

in sub-paragraph (1)(c), for “stunner” in both places where it appears, substitute “chamber”;

vi

in sub-paragraph (1)(d), for “stunner” substitute “chamber”; and

vii

in sub-paragraph (2), for “stunning” substitute “killing”;

b

in paragraph 10—

i

for “stunning” substitute “killing”; and

ii

for “stunner” in both places where it appears, substitute “chamber”; and

c

in paragraph 11—

i

in the cross-heading, for “stunning” substitute “killing”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (1), for “stun” substitute “kill”;

iii

in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “stunner” in both places where it appears, substitute “chamber”;

iv

in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “stunner” substitute “chamber”;

v

in sub-paragraph (1)(d), for “stunned” substitute “killed”; and

vi

for sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), substitute—

2

The business operator of a slaughterhouse and any person engaged in the killing of poultry by exposure to gas must ensure that no bird is allowed—

a

to enter the chamber if the displayed concentration of oxygen is above 2% by volume or the displayed concentration of carbon dioxide is above 30% by volume; and

b

to pass through, or allowed to remain in, the chamber at any time when the visible and audible warning signals have been activated or when there is any defect in the operation of the chamber.

4

In the table in Part 1 of Schedule 5 (repeals), in the fifth entry, in column 3, for “2” substitute “3”.

PAUL WHEELHOUSEAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations correct errors in the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (“the Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) amends regulation 30 of the Regulations to make provision for the revocation of regulation 7 of the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995.

Regulation 2(3) makes amendments to paragraphs 9, 10 and 11 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations to replace references to stunning with references to killing and other minor amendments consequential upon those changes.

Regulation 2(4) corrects an error in a cross-reference in the table in Part 1 of Schedule 5 in order to repeal paragraph 3 of Schedule 9 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994.

A business and regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.