Regulation 15 Conditions to be observed in connection with the stunning and slaughter of animals

Subject to paragraph (3) below, no person shall stun any cattle in a slaughterhouse unless at the time they are stunned they are confined in a stunning pen or in a restraining pen which (in either case) is in good working order.

No person shall stun any cattle in a knacker’s yard unless at the time they are stunned they are either confined in a stunning pen which is in good working order or their heads are securely fastened in such a position as to enable them to be stunned without the infliction of unnecessary pain or unnecessary distress.

The provisions of paragraph (1) above shall not apply to any animal slaughtered in accordance with regulation 21(b) or (d) below.