# The Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (Scotland) Regulations 2025, Regulation 24: Minimum requirements of on-the-spot checks


(1) The Scottish Ministers must determine the minimum requirements for each regulated slaughterhouse based on a risk assessment for that slaughterhouse.
(2) The minimum requirements referred to in paragraph (1) are requirements relating to—
(a) the frequency of on-the-spot checks which will be carried out, and
(b) the minimum number of carcases to be checked during the on-the-spot checks.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the Scottish Ministers must carry out a risk assessment which must, in particular, take into account—
(a) the number of sheep slaughtered in the regulated slaughterhouse concerned, and
(b) the findings during any previous on-the-spot checks in that regulated slaughterhouse.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2025/9780111064030/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sheep-carcase-classification-and-price-reporting-scotland-regulations-2025/regulation-24
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