# The Food (Meat Inspection) (Scotland) Regulations 1988, Paragraph 2


The health mark shall consist of a thistle shaped mark and shall be of the following dimensions—
(a) overall length 55mm;
(b) diameter of the base circle 30mm;
(c) within the upper part of the base circle the appropriate letters 8mm high identifying the local authority;
(d) if required, within the lower part of the base circle the number 10mm high identifying the inspector or slaughterhouse.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1484/schedule/4/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-meat-inspection-scotland-regulations-1988/schedule-4/paragraph-2
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