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  "legislation_title": "The Animal By-Products (Identification) Regulations 1995",
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  "heading": "Sterilisation and staining of animal by-products in slaughterhouses or game processing facilities",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, it shall be the duty of the occupier of a slaughterhouse or game processing facility to ensure that any animal by-product is sterilised or stained immediately.\n(2) The requirement imposed by paragraph (1) above shall not apply to any animal by-product—\n(a) which is placed in a room and in a receptacle designed for the purpose of holding animal by-products awaiting sterilisation and bearing a notice that its contents are to be sterilised on the premises, and which is then sterilised there;\n(b) which is immediately moved to accommodation in the slaughterhouse or game processing facility and placed in a receptacle as required by paragraph 1(h) of Schedule 2, paragraph 1(g) of Part I of Schedule 5, paragraph 1(s) of Part II of Schedule 6 or paragraph 1(p) of Part III of Schedule 6 to the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995, and which is stained there; or\n(c) which is intended to be removed from the slaughterhouse or game processing facility in accordance with regulation 10(2), and which is placed in a room and in a receptacle designed for the purpose of holding animal by-products awaiting sterilisation.\n(3) Any animal by-product which is placed in a receptacle as referred to in paragraph (2) above shall be sterilised, stained or removed from the slaughterhouse or game processing facility in accordance with regulation 10(2) as soon as is reasonably practicable.",
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