Article 26 Stricter ... rulesF9

United Kingdom

This Regulation shall not prevent F1the Appropriate Minister from maintaining any F2... rules aimed at ensuring more extensive protection of animals at the time of killing in force at the time of entry into force of this Regulation.

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F4The Appropriate Minister may adopt F5... rules aimed at ensuring more extensive protection of animals at the time of killing than those contained in this Regulation in relation to the following fields:

(a)

the killing and related operations of animals outside of a slaughterhouse;

(b)

the slaughtering and related operations of farmed game as defined in point 1.6 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, including reindeer;

(c)

the slaughtering and related operations of animals in accordance with Article 4(4).

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 26(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(b)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Word in Art. 26(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(b)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Art. 26(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in Art. 26(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(c)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Word in Art. 26(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(c)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6: Words in Art. 26(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7: Art. 26(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8: Art. 26(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9: Word in Art. 26 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)