{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heads-of-sheep-and-goats-order-1996/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heads-of-sheep-and-goats-order-1996/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2264",
  "legislation_title": "The Heads of Sheep and Goats Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heads-of-sheep-and-goats-order-1996",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Initial treatment of the heads of sheep and goats elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (4) and article 7 below, when the head of a sheep or goat is removed from the carcase elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse, the occupier of the premises at which the head is removed shall ensure that it is stained immediately by being treated (whether by immersion, spraying or other application) with a 0.5% weight/volume solution of the colouring agent Patent Blue V (E131, 1971 Colour Index No. 42051) in such a way that the colouring is clearly visible over the whole of the cut surface and the majority of the head.\n(2) The occupier shall ensure that the head does not come into contact with any other animal material, with the exception of specified bovine material from non-scheme animals, while on the premises and that it is disposed of in accordance with article 9 of this Order.\n(3) In the case of any head which is intended to be examined by or on behalf of an officer of the appropriate Minister or a veterinary surgeon, the head shall not be stained until after the completion of the examination.\n(4) The provisions of this article shall not apply in the case of a post-mortem examination carried out by a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner provided that he makes arrangements for the disposal of the whole of the carcase by burial or incineration.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2264/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:36:05.986201+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}