# The Bluetongue (Scotland) Order 2012, Article 18: Slaughterhouses

Extent: S

(1) The Scottish Ministers may designate slaughterhouses for the purposes of slaughtering animals transported out of a restricted zone.
(2) The conditions of any designation must be such as to ensure that the slaughterhouse operates in accordance with the Commission Regulation.
(3) The operator of a slaughterhouse in a surveillance zone may only slaughter an animal from a protection zone if licensed to do so by the Scottish Ministers.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/199/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bluetongue-scotland-order-2012/article-18
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.