{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/slaughter-of-animals-humane-conditions-regulations-1990/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/slaughter-of-animals-humane-conditions-regulations-1990/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1242",
  "legislation_title": "The Slaughter of Animals (Humane Conditions) Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/slaughter-of-animals-humane-conditions-regulations-1990",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Conditions to be observed in connection with the stunning and slaughter of animals",
  "text": "(1) No person shall in a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard—\n(a) stun any cattle with a mechanically operated instrument applied to the back of the head or stun any other animal in this manner except when access to the front of the head is prevented by the animal’s horns;\n(b) use any electric tongs on an animal except for the purpose of stunning the animal on the application of such tongs; or\n(c) give any electrical stimulation to, or carry out any dressing procedure on, an animal which has been stuck before a period of—\n(i) 20 seconds in the case of sheep, goats and pigs, and\n(ii) 30 seconds in the case of cattle,\nhas elapsed after it has been stuck.\n(2) In paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(c)(ii) above, “cattle” means bulls, cows, heifers, steers and calves.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1242/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:19:09.533875+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."
}