# The Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (Scotland) Regulations 2025, Regulation 11: Record keeping


(1) The operator of a regulated slaughterhouse must keep a record of the information specified in paragraph (2) for each carcase which is classified in that slaughterhouse.
(2) The information specified in this paragraph is—
(a) the date of slaughter,
(b) the kill number allocated under regulation 8 (identification of carcases),
(c) the classification record made under regulation 5(5) (requirements and methods for classification),
(d) where the animal from which the carcase was obtained was aged less than 12 months, whether it belonged to the new season lamb or the old season lamb category,
(e) confirmation that any communication to a supplier required by regulation 13 (communication to the supplier) has been given,
(f) where a classification was carried out visually, the name, signature and visual classification licence number of the licensed classifier who carried out the classification,
(g) where classification was carried out by an automated method, the name, signature and automated classification licence number of the person who oversaw the classification,
(h) where applicable, the market price determined in accordance with regulation 12(2) (recording of prices for carcases of sheep aged less than 12 months),
(i) where applicable, any supplementary payment made for the carcase in accordance with regulation 12(3).
(3) The operator must retain each record under paragraph (1) for a period of at least 12 months from the end of the calendar year in which the carcase to which the record relates is classified.
(4) In these regulations, “new season lamb” means a sheep aged less than 12 months which is assessed by a licensed classifier to be from the lamb crop born in either—
(a) the period beginning on 1 January and ending on 30 September in the current calendar year, or
(b) the period beginning on 1 October and ending on 31 December in the previous calendar year.
(5) In these regulations, “old season lamb” means a sheep aged less than 12 months which is not a new season lamb.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2025/9780111064030/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sheep-carcase-classification-and-price-reporting-scotland-regulations-2025/regulation-11
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