# The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, Paragraph 3

Extent: N.I.

(1) A person who is the holder of a certificate of competence to slaughter animals may, without holding a firearm certificate, have in his possession a slaughtering instrument in any slaughterhouse in which he is employed.
(2) The proprietor of a slaughterhouse or a person appointed by him to take charge of slaughtering instruments for the purpose of storing them in safe custody at that slaughterhouse may, without holding a firearm certificate, have in his possession a slaughtering instrument for that purpose.
(3) In this paragraph—
“certificate of competence to slaughter animals” means a certificate of competence issued in respect of an operation specified in regulation 6 of the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014;
“slaughterhouse” includes a knacker's yard; and
“slaughtering instrument” includes ammunition for a slaughtering instrument.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2004/702/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-northern-ireland-order-2004/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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