# The Food (Meat Inspection) (Scotland) Regulations 1988, Paragraph 1


Animals intended for slaughter shall undergo ante-mortem health inspection on the day of their arrival at the slaughterhouse or before the beginning of daily slaughtering. The inspection shall be repeated immediately before slaughter if the animal has been kept in the lairage overnight and at any time if required by the inspector.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1484/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-meat-inspection-scotland-regulations-1988/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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