Regulation 3 Approved slaughterhouses to which these Regulations apply

(1)

These Regulations apply to—

(a)

an approved slaughterhouse at which at least 2,000 sheep per week are slaughtered as a rolling annual average, and

(b)

an approved slaughterhouse at which at least 1,000 but fewer than 2,000 sheep per week are slaughtered as a rolling annual average, in respect of which a notice has been given under paragraph (2) which has not been withdrawn.

(2)

The operator of an approved slaughterhouse of the kind described in paragraph (1)(b) may give notice to the Welsh Ministers requesting that these Regulations apply in relation to that slaughterhouse.

(3)

An operator cannot withdraw a notice given under paragraph (2) within 12 months from the date on which it was given unless the Welsh Ministers agree.

(4)

In paragraph (1)—

(a)

a “week” means a seven day period from Monday to Sunday inclusive, and

(b)

references to “rolling annual average” are to that average calculated by an approved slaughterhouse on a monthly basis.