# The Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (England) Regulations 2025, Regulation 12: Recording of prices for carcases of sheep aged less than 12 months


(1) The operator of a regulated slaughterhouse must ensure that for each sheep purchased on a deadweight basis, which is aged less than 12 months at the time of its slaughter at that slaughterhouse, the market price of the carcase is recorded.
(2) In paragraph (1), “market price” means the price calculated by the regulated slaughterhouse on the basis of classification, weight, or other pre-determined features of the carcase—
(a) expressed in pence per kilo;
(b) excluding VAT; and
(c) before any deductions for costs incurred by the slaughterhouse.
(3) If any supplementary payment is paid for a carcase after its market price has been calculated, the operator of a regulated slaughterhouse must record the amount of that supplementary payment and the reason for that payment, together with the information required under paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348272369/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sheep-carcase-classification-and-price-reporting-england-regulations-2025/regulation-12
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