{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beef-carbon-reduction-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2023/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beef-carbon-reduction-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2023/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2023/212",
  "legislation_title": "The Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beef-carbon-reduction-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2023",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Specific requirements; animals and farm businesses",
  "text": "(1) An eligible animal must be–\n(a) a bull, heifer or steer born in Northern Ireland in either case retained by the applicant’s eligible farm business throughout a period of 60 days during the 100 days immediately preceding the date of slaughter;\n(b) slaughtered at or under the maximum age specified in column 2 of Table 1 and during the scheme year specified in column 1 of Table 1 below–\nTable 1\nColumn 1 Scheme year\nColumn 2 maximum age at slaughter\nYear 1\n30 months\nYear 2\n28 months\nYear 3\n27 months\nYear 4 onwards\n26 months\n(c) slaughtered in an approved slaughterhouse in Northern Ireland or exported for slaughter outside Northern Ireland.\n(d) slaughtered wholly or mainly for human consumption.\n(2) For determining requirements under paragraph (1) information recorded on the Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System maintained by the Department will be used.\n(3) No payment under these Regulations shall be made in respect of an eligible animal which has been acquired by the Department for slaughter under disease control legislation.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 4 in operation at 1.1.2024, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2023/212/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:30:04.997069+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}