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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-quality-meat-scotland-order-2008/schedule-3/paragraph-10",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2008/9780110802107",
  "legislation_title": "The Quality Meat Scotland Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-quality-meat-scotland-order-2008",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/10",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Returns by slaughterhouse occupiers",
  "text": "(1) An occupier of a slaughterhouse must notify Quality Meat Scotland by the end of each Wednesday, of the number of animals subject to levy slaughtered in the previous week up to the end of Sunday, broken down into types of animal.\n(2) If an occupier estimates that the total number of animals that will be slaughtered will be fewer than 25 each week, he may apply to Quality Meat Scotland to be registered as a small operator; and if Quality Meat Scotland agrees to so register him, he must notify Quality Meat Scotland on or before the 15th day of each month of the number of animals subject to levy slaughtered in the previous month broken down into types of animal.\n(3) Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2008/9780110802107/schedule/3/paragraph/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:38:53.104648+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."
}