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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-by-products-identification-regulations-1995/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/614",
  "legislation_title": "The Animal By-Products (Identification) Regulations 1995",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Meaning of “animal by-product”",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, for the purposes of these Regulations “animal by-product” means any carcase or part of a carcase which is not intended for direct human consumption and which—\n(a) is derived from an animal which—\n(i) has died;\n(ii) has been killed in a knacker’s yard;\n(iii) has been killed in a place other than a slaughterhouse;\n(iv) is stillborn or unborn;\n(v) has been killed for reasons of disease control;\n(vi) has been slaughtered for human consumption and, during the ante-mortem or post-mortem inspection carried out in connection with such slaughter, has shown signs of any disease communicable to humans or animals; or\n(vii) has been slaughtered for human consumption but has not been presented for post-mortem inspection in accordance with the Hygiene Regulations;\n(b) is spoiled in any way so as to present a risk to human or animal health; or\n(c) contains residues of any substances which may pose a risk to human or animal health.\n(2) In these Regulations, “animal by-product” does not include any animal excreta or catering waste or meat cooked at a knacker’s yard for use as food for animals whose flesh is not intended for human consumption.",
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  "version": "current",
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