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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2095",
  "legislation_title": "The Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Charges) Regulations 1998",
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  "number": "6",
  "heading": "The standard charge",
  "text": "The standard charge, expressed in ECU, payable by the occupier of a slaughterhouse for any period shall be calculated by multiplying the rate given in the following table applicable to animals of a particular type by the number of animals of that type slaughtered or as the case may be dressed there in the period—\nSpecies\nType\nRate per type of animal in ECU\nCattle\nanimals aged 6 weeks or more at slaughter\n4.5\nanimals aged less than 6 weeks old at slaughter\n2.5\nHorses and other solipeds\n4.4\nPigs including wild boar\ncarcase weight less than 25kg\n0.5\ncarcase weight greater than or equal to 25kg\n1.3\nSheep, goats and other ruminants not listed elsewhere in this table\ncarcase weight less than 12kg\n0.175\ncarcase weight between 12 and 18kg inclusive\n0.35\ncarcase weight greater than 18kg\n0.5\nPoultry, rabbits, small game birds and ground game\nall broilers; all cast hens; other poultry, rabbits, small game birds and ground game weighing less than 2kg\n0.01\npoultry (not being broilers or cast hens), rabbits, small game birds and ground game weighing at least 2kg (except those which are adult and weigh at least 5kg)\n0.02\npoultry (not being broilers or cast hens), rabbits, small game birds and ground game (all being adult) and weighing at least 5kg\n0.04",
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